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?
Tallerman–Sheffield treatment Lewis A. Tallerman and Evelyn Sheffield Rheumatism, pain Treatment of pain through baking patients alive
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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