William Stewart Halsted - Eponyms

Eponyms

  • Halsted's law: transplanted tissue will grow only if there is a lack of that tissue in the host
  • Halsted's operation I: operation for inguinal hernia
  • Halsted's operation II: radical mastectomy for breast cancer
  • Halsted's sign: a medical sign for breast cancer
  • Halsted's suture: a mattress suture for wounds that produced less scarring
  • Halsted mosquito forceps: a type of hemostat

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