1037 REGINALD HARRISON: PIONEERING UROLOGIC DISCOVERIES IN LATE 19 TH CENTURY ENGLAND (2011)

You have accessJournal of UrologyHistory of Urology Forum1 Apr 20111037 REGINALD HARRISON: PIONEERING UROLOGIC DISCOVERIES IN LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGLAND Max S. Pitman, Elton Llukani, Philippa J. Cheetham, and Aaron E. Katz Max S. PitmanMax S. Pitman New York, NY , Elton LlukaniElton Llukani New York, NY , Philippa J. CheethamPhilippa J. Cheetham New York, NY , and Aaron E. KatzAaron E. Katz New York, NY View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2011.02.1073AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES A little-known figure in the modern urologic community, Mr. Reginald Harrison made enormous scholarly contributions to urology, particularly in the fields of bladder stones and prostate disease. METHODS Review of historical materials, including original articles, texts, and speeches by Mr. Harrison. RESULTS Reginald Harrison was born in Stafford, England, on August 24, 1837. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1866, and practiced in Liverpool until 1889, when he joined the faculty at St. Peter's Hospital for Stone and Other Urinary Disease in London. He originally trained in general surgery but early in his career turned his attention to urologic disorders, soon becoming a pre-eminent expert in the field. He authored a well-known textbook, "Surgical Disorders of the Urinary Organs," which went through four editions, as well as a number of original papers in the prominent surgical journals of England and America. In 1881, he reported on "A Case of Lithotomy where a Tumour of the Prostate Was Successfully Enucleated," thus becoming one of the first physicians ever to describe the surgical excision of a prostate tumor. He would continue to advance his technique over the next 20 years, eventually publishing his results, "Cancer of the Prostate and the Selection of Cases for Suprapubic Prostatectomy," in the British Medical Journal in 1903. Perhaps his greatest contribution to the study of prostate cancer, Harrison was among the first to recognize the high frequency of prostate cancer among patients with apparently benign prostatic enlargement. In the famous Bradshaw Lecture to the Royal College of Surgeons in 1896, he remarked, "I have long thought that slowly progressive carcinoma of the prostate is far more common than is generally believed to be the case." He further noted that "to the naked eye [there is] but little to distinguish the specimen from ordinary hypertrophy." This distinction marked a pivotal step toward understanding the natural history of prostate cancer, and helped pave the way for the great advances in diagnosis and treatment of the 20th Century. Mr. Harrison received a number of prestigious awards and appointments throughout his career, including Hunterian Professor of Pathology and Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, Honorary Fellow of the American Surgical Association, and President of the Medical Society of London. CONCLUSIONS The late 19th Century was a time of fruitful discovery throughout the medical sciences. Harrison was among the most influential surgeons of the time, and his great contributions to urology remain significant into the modern era. © 2011 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 185Issue 4SApril 2011Page: e417 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2011 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Max S. Pitman New York, NY More articles by this author Elton Llukani New York, NY More articles by this author Philippa J. Cheetham New York, NY More articles by this author Aaron E. Katz New York, NY More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...