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Lane's operation
Associated persons:
Sir William Arbuthnot Lane
Description:
Operation suggested by Lane for extirpation of the entire colon in treating constipation.
Lane’s operation for chronic intestinal stasis – Lane’s kink – consisted in short-circuiting the intestine.
This is just one of several operations named for Lane.
Bibliography:
- W. A. Lane:
The operative treatment of chronic constipation.
London, J. Nisbet, 1909; 4th edition, 1918.
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