| Time Period: 1756 |
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In 1756 surgeon, William Chelselden, performed a transverse colostomy on Margaret White for a strangulated hernia. She lived for many years afterwards. (Smith A. J. An Historical Note. In Calum C. L and Smith A. eds. Abdominal Stomas and their Skin Disorders. London: Informa, 2010.) |