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The Veress needle is a spring-loaded needle used to create pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic surgery
The correct spelling of the inventor's name is Veress with one S
Jorge Riveros is a fourth-year pediatric surgery resident from Ecuador
Jorge Riveros authored an editorial in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery about the history of the Veress needle
Jorge Riveros noticed the spelling discrepancy while studying materials used in laparoscopic surgery
Dr. János Veress was born in Hungary in 1903
Dr. Veress received his medical degree in 1927 at the University of Debrecen
By 1932, Dr. Veress was head of internal and respiratory medicine at the Regional Hospital of Kapovar
Dr. Veress was an internal medicine doctor and pneumologist
In the 1930s, tuberculosis was treated by creating an iatrogenic pneumothorax to collapse the affected lung
Dr. Veress created a spring-loaded needle to induce iatrogenic pneumothorax for tuberculosis treatment
In 1938, Dr. Veress published an article in Germany describing his needle technique
The 1938 German publication misspelled Dr. Veress's name with two S's (Veress)
The misspelling with two S's has perpetuated for nearly 100 years in medical literature