Template:Did you know nominations/Orvar Swenson


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:19, 15 June 2019 (UTC)

Orvar Swenson

 * ... that Orvar Swenson performed the first successful surgery to treat Hirschsprung's disease, a birth defect which causes megacolon? Source: "performed this procedure as the first operation to successfully treat a baby with congenital megacolon"
 * Reviewed: Lu Xiaopeng
 * Comment: Note that congenital megacolon is synonymous with Hirschsprung's disease.

Created by 97198 (talk). Self-nominated at 12:01, 14 March 2019 (UTC).


 * Reviewing. New enough, copyvio ok. Will complete soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 23:07, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Hi . Did he do it solely or with Alexander Bill? All else ok.Whispyhistory (talk) 18:28, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
 * From the sources it doesn't seem 100% clear. Bill and Swenson certainly developed and reported on the technique together, but whether Bill was in the operating theatre is unclear. That the surgery is known as the "Swenson pull-through" is maybe an indication. In any case, I don't think the hook is inaccurate – whether or not Bill was directly involved, Swenson certainly would have had assistance. 97198 (talk) 13:37, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks..You are right, the sources are unclear as to Bill's role in the operation. It is clear that they both wrote the paper. Here is the paper "Resection of rectum and rectosigmoid with preservation of the sphincter for benign spastic lesions producing megacolon; an experimental study". The title doesn't say Hirschsprung's because Swenson explains in an interview that it wasn't a real Hirschsprung's (page 8). Here is Bill's verion What should we do? Whispyhistory (talk) 15:36, 21 March 2019 (UTC)


 * This has been stuck since March; I'd suggest revising the hook or proposing a new hook if the lack of clarity on Swenson's role is what's preventing this from moving forward. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 08:07, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks . This should all be clear in the article. I will leave to, otherwise I can research the topic in the summer. Whispyhistory (talk) 11:03, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
 * The nominator hasn't edited in over a month. Can this still move forward? Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 10:15, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

...let me see if I can improve the article (not claiming to be an expert fixer). The article is wrong as it stands. I'll ping back soon, but then someone else will need to review. Whispyhistory (talk) 19:50, 20 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Whispyhistory, have you made all the necessary fixes to the article yet? I see that you made a number of edits over the next 48 hours or so, but never replied here, so I'm guessing that there's more to do, but if not, it would be nice to get this nomination moving again. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:19, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ...thanks..not forgotten, just other things on mind but after tomorrow, I'll check it over. Whispyhistory (talk) 05:47, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
 * ALT2... that when Orvar Swenson performed the first successful surgery to treat megacolon, it was not a real Hirschsprungs? “This is just a weird case; it’s not a real Hirschsprung’s disease.” So we had to change the title to a funny title – “Resection of the Rectum and Rectosigmoid with Preservation of the Sphincter for Benign Spastic Lesions Producing Megacolon.”
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg I have done some expansion and suggested another hook. Please advise as a new review iss probably needed. Whispyhistory (talk) 18:13, 11 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg - New enough, long enough, inline citations checks out. I prefer the og hook. Good to go. Great work on the article overall.BabbaQ (talk) 13:25, 14 June 2019 (UTC)