C. Everett Koop performing an operation at San-iku Kai Hospital in Tokyo, Japan C. Everett Koop performing an operation at San-iku Kai Hospital in Tokyo, Japan

Publication: Produced: 7 November 1961 Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: In this photo, Koop demonstrated an operation for correcting biliary atresia congenital absence obliteration (or underdevelopment of the components of the bile ducts) at this hospital founded by Chinese medical students in 1917. He was visiting Japan to lecture at the First International Congress of Therapy, which took place on November 10-13, 1961. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584930X322 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: QQBBTQ Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X322 Archival Collection: The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)