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Discrimination in History

H. Courtenay Clarke   (1 June 2004)

Discrimination in History 1 June 2004
H. Courtenay Clarke, Medical Doctor Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N8X 2E3 Send response to journal: Re: Discrimination in History	Dear Editor: I invented and pioneered minimally invasive surgery and laparoscopic surgery. "Historical Obscuration" has been applied to my work so that credit due to me could be given to others. In 1972 I published the method of loop ligation which was applied by Semm in 1980 for appendectomy. On your part this may have been inadvertant. If so, you can correct this now by insisting that the truth to be made known and for the knowledge of our generations to come. For documentation : - http://www.netrover.com/~hclarke also:- Adventures in the origin of modern operative laparoscopy. Gynaecological Endoscopy 2002,11, 223-230 ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd). Best wishes, H. Courtenay Clarke MD Competing interests: None declared