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Books and Articles on Specific Instruments

Leroy D'Etoilles on the Lithotrite

Leroy-D'Etiolles
Histoire de la Lithotritie
Baillière Paris, 1839

This is in French
but it is a very early
history of the lithotrite.
In fact, in 1839, it was
modern technology.

Riches Cystoscope

Sir Eric Riches 1955 paper
introducing the Riches cystoscope
(PDF available here)

Riches Cystoscope with Kidds diathermy ball

The Riches Cystoscope
with the Kidd's ball (1957)
(PDF available here)

Brown-Buerger Cystoscope

Instructions for the Brown
Buerger cystoscope
(PDF available here)

 

In 2005, Dr Camran Nezhat was awarded a fellowship by The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology to research and write a History of Endoscopy. This is freely available online by clicking here and is well worth reading.