Issues of surgical treatment of tumors considered at the meetings of the Saratov Physico-Medical Society in the last quarter of the 19th century

Abstract

The article highlights the scientific and practical contribution of the Physico-Medical Society to the formation and development of oncology and achievements in providing medical care to patients in the Saratov province at the end of the 19th century. The work was done on the basis of the minutes of the meetings and the proceedings of the society in 18761900 and annual reports of the provincial zemstvo and city hospitals, indicating not only an increase in the number of patients with neoplasms, but also an improvement in clinical diagnostic methods, an expansion of indications for surgical treatment and rehabilitation measures after surgical interventions. The most interesting clinical cases and rare localizations of neoplasms are presented, brief speeches of members of the society when discussing reports, are given, that may be of not only historical and medical, but also of great clinical interest to modern practitioners. Published materials show that the diagnosis and surgical treatment of neoplasms in patients at the end of the 19th century were carried out at a high professional level.