List of eponymous medical treatments
Eponymous medical treatments are generally named after the physician or surgeon who described the treatment.
| Treatment | Name | Specialty | Description | Reference/External link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandt–Daroff manoeuvre | Thomas Brandt, Robert B. Daroff | Otolaryngology | Exercises used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo | Brandt–Daroff manoeuvre at Who Named It? |
| Carrel–Dakin treatment | Alexis Carrel, Henry Drysdale Dakin | General surgery | Irrigation of wounds with the antiseptic Dakin's solution (no longer used) | Carrel–Dakin treatment at Who Named It? |
| Epley's manoeuvre | John Epley | Otolaryngology | Manoeuvre used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo | Epley JM (September 1992). "The canalith repositioning procedure: for treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 107 (3): 399–404. doi:10.1177/019459989210700310. PMID 1408225. |
| Heimlich manoeuvre | Henry Heimlich | Emergency medicine | Abdominal thrust used to clear airway obstruction by foreign body | Heimlich's manoeuvre at Who Named It? |
| Kocher's method | Emil Theodor Kocher | Orthopaedics | Method used to reduce dislocated shoulders | Kocher's method III at Who Named It? |
| Mitchell's rest cure | Silas Weir Mitchell | Psychiatry | Treatment involving bed rest for anxiety disorders | Mitchell's rest cure at Who Named It? |
| Ochsner–Sherren treatment | Albert John Ochsner, James Sherren | General surgery | Conservative (i.e. non-operative) management of appendicitis (no longer used) | Ochsner–Sherren treatment at Who Named It? |
| Pasteur's treatment | Louis Pasteur | Virology | Daily inoculations of suspensions of partially inactivated rabies, used to treat or prevent rabies (no longer used) | Pasteur's treatment at Who Named It? |
| Plummer treatment | Henry Stanley Plummer | Endocrinology | Use of iodine for the treatment of hyperthyroidism | Plummer treatment at Who Named It? |
| Semont manoeuvre | A Semont | Otolaryngology | Manoeuvre used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo | Semont A, Freyss G, Vitte E (1988). "Curing the BPPV with a liberatory maneuver". Adv. Otorhinolaryngol. 42: 290–3. PMID 3213745. |
| Sippy diet | Bertram Sippy | Gastroenterology | Diet of milk and antacid powders to treat gastric ulcer (no longer used) | Sippy diet at Who Named It? |
| Stroganoff' method | Vasilii Vasilovich Stroganoff | Obstetrics | Treatment of eclampsia with morphine, chloral hydrate, quiet and rapid delivery (obsolete term) | Stroganoff's method at Who Named It? |
| Wagner–Jauregg treatment | Julius Wagner Jauregg | Infectious diseases | Treatment of general paresis of the insane by infecting the patient with malaria | Wagner–Jauregg therapy at Who Named It? |
| Williams Flexion Exercises | Paul C. Williams | Orthopedics | Treatment of low back pain by enhancing lumbar flexion | Williams P.C. (1937), “Lesions of the Lumbosacral Spine: 2. Chronic Traumatic (postural) Destruction of the Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc”, J Bone Joint Surgery; 29:690–703 |
| Yeo's treatment | Isaac Burney Yeo | Bariatrics | Treatment of obesity using hot drinks and carbohydrate avoidance | Yeo's treatment at Who Named It? |
| Yuzpe regimen | A. Albert Yuzpe | Gynecology | Two sequential high female hormone doses as emergency contraception |
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