The modern thyroid operation : the membrane which is divided in mid line

This image is the tenth step in an eleven-step visual demonstration of how a thyroid operation was performed in 1934. It shows the divided membrane being stitched together with catgut, consequently covering the stumps of the thyroid gland and the exposed windpipe.

Publication date: 1934-10-07

Size: 12 x 6.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: full color

Language:

• English

Genre(s):

• Drawings
• Illustrations

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (October 7, 1934), n.p.

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Annals of Surgery
• Lewis' System of Surgery
• Surgical Clinics of Chicago
• Surgical Clinics of North America