Dobell A R
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Jan;57(1):246-8. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(94)90418-9.
After Robert E. Gross' historic ligation of a persistent ductus arteriosus in August 1938, it took 6 years before the first coarctation was operated on. Gross initiated experimental procedures directed at repair of coarctation even before the ductal operation had been performed. He had the desire, the drive, and the determination. Why the delay that allowed Clarence Crafoord to perform the first coarctation repair in October 1944?
1938年8月罗伯特·E·格罗斯成功实施了首例动脉导管未闭结扎术后,又过了6年才进行首例主动脉缩窄修复手术。甚至在实施导管手术之前,格罗斯就已开始了针对主动脉缩窄修复的实验程序。他有愿望、有动力、有决心。为何会出现延迟,以至于让克拉伦斯·克拉福德在1944年10月才实施首例主动脉缩窄修复手术呢?