William MacEwen

William MacEwen
Sir William MacEwen (1848-1924)

Sir William MacEwen, né le 22 juin 1848 à Rothesay (Écosse) et mort le 22 mars 1924 est un chirurgien écossais pionnier de la neurochirurgie, de l'orthopédie et de la chirurgie viscérale. Il fut dans l'histoire de la neurologie le premier chirurgien a réussir l'ablation d'un méningiome


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  • William Macewen — Sir William Macewen CB, FRS, (* 22. Juni 1848 in Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute; † 22. März 1924 in Glasgow) war ein schottischer Chirurg. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werk 3 Ehrungen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Macewen's sign — is a sign used to help to diagnose hydrocephalus (accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid) and brain abscesses. Tapping (percussion) the skull near the junction of the frontal, temporal and parietal bones will produce a stronger resonant sound …   Wikipedia

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  • Macewen operation — A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848 1924), a surgeon in Glascow, Scotland who also described Macewen’s sign for the detection of hydrocephalus and brain abscess …   Medical dictionary

  • Macewen sign — A sign to detect hydrocephalus and brain abscess. Percussion (tapping) on the skull at a particular spot (near the junction of the frontal, temporal and parietal bones) yields an unusually resonant sound in the presence of hydrocephalus or a… …   Medical dictionary

  • Macewen sign triangle — Mac·ew·en sign, triangle (mə kuґən) [Sir William Macewen, Scottish surgeon, 1848–1924] see under sign, and see foveola suprameatica …   Medical dictionary

  • Macewen — Sir William, Scottish surgeon, 1848–1924. See M. sign, M. symptom, M. triangle …   Medical dictionary

  • Hydrocephalus, Macewen sign of — A sign to detect hydrocephalus (and brain abscess). Percussion (tapping) on the skull at a particular spot (near the junction of the frontal, temporal and parietal bones) yields an unusually resonant sound in the presence of hydrocephalus or a… …   Medical dictionary

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