John Kelso Ormond

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John Kelso Ormond was an American urologist who rediscovered retroperitoneal fibrosis (also known as Ormond's disease in 1948. [1] ) [2]

Biography

He was born on March 25, 1886, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He died February 25, 1978, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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References

  1. Ormond, JK (1948). "Bilateral ureteral obstruction due to envelopment and compression by an inflammatory retroperitoneal process". The Journal of Urology. 59 (6): 1072–9. doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)69482-5. PMID   18858051.
  2. "John Kelso Ormond". Whonamedit? A dictionary of medical eponyms. Retrieved 14 December 2012.