Between 1944 and 1956, Dr. Vincente D’Ingianni published at least twenty papers in medical journals, including The American Journal of Surgery, the Archives of Surgery, the Southern Medical Journal, the Journal of Thoracic Surgery, and Louisiana’s own New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal and Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. His co-authors included his hospital partner Dr. Irwin L. Fontenelle and Hazel Ann D’Ingianni.
The papers are listed below by topic. Each one has its full citation, links to the PubMed record and the publisher’s version (DOI) where they exist, and a short summary.
Thoracic surgery
Non-tuberculous lung abscesses (1944)
D’Ingianni V. Non-tuberculous lung abscesses. The American Journal of Surgery. 1944;65(1):46-55.
DOI 10.1016/s0002-9610(44)90298-9
Dr. D’Ingianni’s earliest indexed paper is about lung abscesses, which are pockets of infection inside the lung, that are not caused by tuberculosis. He wrote it as a surgeon on the staffs of Charity, Mercy and French Hospitals in New Orleans, and it looks at the condition from a surgeon’s point of view.
Nontuberculous lung abscesses in children (1945)
D’Ingianni V. Nontuberculous lung abscesses in children. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 1945;14(3):258-264.
DOI 10.1016/s0096-5588(20)31507-5 · Free to read at the publisher
A companion to his 1944 paper, this article deals with lung abscesses not caused by tuberculosis, this time in children. It appeared in the Journal of Thoracic Surgery, a journal devoted to chest surgery.
Postoperative care and early ambulation
Early and late postoperative ambulation (1945)
D’Ingianni V. Early and late postoperative ambulation. Archives of Surgery. 1945;50(4):214.
DOI 10.1001/archsurg.1945.01230030222006
This paper weighs two approaches to recovery from surgery: getting patients up and walking soon after an operation, or keeping them in bed for a long time, as was traditional. It reviews the growing number of surgeons reporting on early walking. It is the first of several papers Dr. D’Ingianni wrote on the subject.
A further study of early postoperative ambulation (1946)
D’Ingianni V, D’Ingianni HA. A further study of early postoperative ambulation. The American Journal of Surgery. 1946;72(1):66-67.
PubMed 20987916 · DOI 10.1016/0002-9610(46)90134-1
Co-written with Hazel Ann D’Ingianni, this paper continues his study of getting patients walking soon after surgery. It follows up on his 1945 paper in the Archives of Surgery.
Rapid postoperative mobilization (1947)
D’Ingianni V. Rapid postoperative mobilization. The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal. 1947;100(2):80-82.
PubMed 20254174
Returning to a recurring subject, Dr. D’Ingianni writes here about getting patients moving quickly after an operation instead of keeping them on long bed rest. It was published in the New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal.
Sutures and wound healing
Cotton as a suture material (1945)
D’Ingianni V. Cotton as a suture material. Southern Medical Journal. 1945;38(12):786-788.
PubMed 21004151 · DOI 10.1097/00007611-194512000-00005
This paper evaluates ordinary cotton thread as a material for surgical stitches (sutures). It is one of several articles in which Dr. D’Ingianni examined the practical side of closing surgical wounds.
Wound disruption following cotton sutures (1945)
D’Ingianni V. Wound disruption following cotton sutures. The American Journal of Surgery. 1945;69(1):137.
DOI 10.1016/s0002-9610(45)90361-8
This short report covers wound disruption, meaning surgical wounds that come apart after they have been stitched shut, in cases where cotton was used as the stitching material. It belongs to a group of papers in which Dr. D’Ingianni examined cotton sutures.
Evisceration following the use of cotton (1946)
D’Ingianni V. Evisceration following the use of cotton. The Mississippi Doctor. 1946;24(5):133-135.
PubMed 21001766
Evisceration is a serious complication in which an abdominal surgical wound breaks open. This paper reports on evisceration after the use of cotton, which ties it to his other papers on cotton as a surgical material.
Gynecologic surgery
Reconstructive surgery of the fallopian tubes employing a cannula (1948)
D’Ingianni V. Reconstructive surgery of the fallopian tubes employing a cannula. Southern Medical Journal. 1948;41(7):575-581.
PubMed 18872267 · DOI 10.1097/00007611-194807000-00001
This paper describes reconstructive surgery on the fallopian tubes, the passages that connect the ovaries to the uterus. The technique he presents uses a cannula, a thin tube. It is one of his two papers on fallopian tube surgery.
Endometriosis as cause of small bowel obstruction; a report of three cases (1948)
Zander EL, D’Ingianni V, Drewes EL. Endometriosis as cause of small bowel obstruction; a report of three cases. The Journal of the International College of Surgeons. 1948;11(2):149-153.
PubMed 18867213 · Summary reprinted in Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
Written with E. L. Zander (lead author) and E. L. Drewes, this paper reports three cases in which endometriosis caused a blockage of the small intestine. Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside it. A summary of the paper was reprinted in Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey in 1949.
Implantation of the salpinx employing a cannula (1951)
D’Ingianni V, Fontenelle IL. Implantation of the salpinx employing a cannula. Southern Medical Journal. 1951;44(12):1139-1143.
PubMed 14884025 · Summary reprinted in Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
Written with Dr. Irwin L. Fontenelle, this paper returns to fallopian tube surgery. It describes implanting the salpinx (the fallopian tube) using a cannula, building on his 1948 paper. A summary was reprinted in Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey in 1952.
General and abdominal surgery
Surgical analysis of 124 cases of proven acute cholecystitis (1949)
D’Ingianni V, Fontenelle IL, D’Ingianni HA. Surgical analysis of 124 cases of proven acute cholecystitis. The American Journal of Surgery. 1949;77(5):608-613.
PubMed 18119029 · DOI 10.1016/0002-9610(49)90120-8
Written with Dr. Irwin L. Fontenelle, his partner in the D’Ingianni Foundation Hospital, and Hazel Ann D’Ingianni, this paper analyzes 124 confirmed cases of acute cholecystitis, a sudden inflammation of the gallbladder, from a surgeon’s perspective. It is his largest case series in the indexed literature.
Carcinoid of the appendix with metastasis (1946)
D’Ingianni V. Carcinoid of the appendix with metastasis. The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal. 1946;99:158-161.
PubMed 20998981
This paper describes a carcinoid, a usually slow-growing type of tumor, found in the appendix and reported with metastasis, meaning it had spread beyond its original site. It appeared in the New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal.
Rupture of the ileum in uremia (1946)
D’Ingianni V, D’Ingianni HA. Rupture of the ileum in uremia. The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal. 1946;98:406-408.
PubMed 21017502
Co-written with H. A. D’Ingianni, this paper reports on rupture of the ileum, the last section of the small intestine, in uremia, the build-up of waste in the blood caused by kidney failure. It appeared in the New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal.
Principles in the repair of hernias (1956)
D’Ingianni V. Principles in the repair of hernias. The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. 1956;108(10):381-383.
PubMed 13367643
Published in the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, this paper sets out the basic principles a surgeon should follow when repairing a hernia. It is one of his last two indexed papers.
An unusual complication of thyroidectomy (1956)
D’Ingianni V. An unusual complication of thyroidectomy. The American Journal of Surgery. 1956;91(6):1019-1020.
PubMed 13313918 · DOI 10.1016/0002-9610(56)90339-7
This short report describes an unusual complication after a thyroidectomy, the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. Published in 1956, it is one of his last two indexed papers.
Infections of the neck following tooth extractions (1946)
D’Ingianni V. Infections of the neck following tooth extractions. Southern Medical Journal. 1946;39(11):889-891.
PubMed 21002669 · DOI 10.1097/00007611-194611000-00009
This paper deals with infections of the neck that developed after teeth were pulled. It describes the condition for a surgical audience in the Southern Medical Journal.
Other medical topics
Infection; an etiologic factor in diabetes mellitus (1946)
D’Ingianni V. Infection; an etiologic factor in diabetes mellitus. The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal. 1946;98:368.
PubMed 21012027
As its title says, this short paper presents infection as a contributing cause of diabetes mellitus. It shows Dr. D’Ingianni’s interest in medical questions beyond the operating room.
Dithiopropanol in the treatment of bichloride poisoning (1948)
D’Ingianni V. Dithiopropanol in the treatment of bichloride poisoning. The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal. 1948;101(1):30-32.
PubMed 18870270
This paper looks at dithiopropanol, also known as BAL, as a treatment for bichloride poisoning (poisoning with mercury bichloride). It appeared in the New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal.
Polyneuritis with facial diplegia syndrome developing during antirabies vaccination (1949)
D’Ingianni V, Fontenelle IL. Polyneuritis with facial diplegia syndrome developing during antirabies vaccination. The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal. 1949;102(1):45-47.
PubMed 18153656
Written with Dr. Irwin L. Fontenelle, this paper reports polyneuritis (inflammation of several nerves) with facial diplegia (weakness or paralysis on both sides of the face) that developed during a course of rabies vaccination.
About these summaries
The summaries on this page are original descriptions written for this site, based on each paper’s title and published bibliographic record. They do not quote the papers. The full texts remain under their publishers’ copyright and are available from the publishers through the links above. One paper, Nontuberculous Lung Abscesses in Children (1945), is currently free to read on the publisher’s site. These papers reflect the medical knowledge of their time and are presented as history, not as medical advice.
Image credits
- The New-Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. IX (1853), title page, A. Hester, M.D., editor and proprietor; printed by Joseph Cohn, New Orleans, 1853. Public domain (author died over 100 years ago; published before 1931). Source (Wikimedia Commons); original: History of Medicine Collections, Duke University, via Internet Archive (neworleansmedica00hist).