Artificial Pneumothorax : Its Practical Application in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (signed) by Packard, Edward N.; & John N. Hayes; Sidney F. Blanchet (editors); Foreword by E. R. Baldwin - 1940

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:: Lea & Febiger, 1940. A clean, square, tight copy. Previous owner's medical-theme bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Inscribed/signed by co-author/editor, J.N. Hayes, to a fellow physician: "In appreciation of a happy association." Bound in the original dark green cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. With 85 illustrations, including numerous chest x-rays. Subtitle: "Contributions by Saranac Lake Physicians to the Studies of the Trudeau Foundation." Contains 19 chapters by 17 contributors: I) Historical Review of Artificial Pneumothorax Treatment; II) The Physiology of Artificial Pneumothorax; III) Selection of Cases; IV) The Value of the X-Ray in Artificial Pneumothorax; V) Apparatus; VI) The Technique of Operation; VII) Accidents During Operation; VIII) Physical Signs in Artificial Pneumothorax; IX) Conduct of Treatment; X) Pleural Complications of Artificial Pheumothorax; XI) Results of Treatment of Turberculous Empyema; XII) The Opposite Lung in Artificial Pneumothorax; XIII) Bilateral Artificial Pheumothorax; XIV) Artificial Pneumothorax and the Heart; XV) Duration and Termination of Treatment; XVI) The Pathology of the Tuberculous Lung Treated by Artificial Pneumothorax; XVII) Oleothorax; XVIII) Thoracic Surgery in Relation to Artificial Pneumothorax; XIX) Results of Treatment by Artificial Pneumothorax. Bibliographical references. Author Index. Subject Index.. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by John N. Hayes.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ condition./No dust jacket.. 8vo. 300pp..