# James Sherren

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**James Sherren** (31 October 1872 – 29 October 1945) was a British surgeon. Two medical terms related to [appendicitis](/source/Appendicitis) — a diagnostic sign and a conservative treatment regimen — bear his name.

## Biography

Sherren was born in 1872 in [Weymouth, Dorset](/source/Weymouth,_Dorset). His father was a printer and publisher. Sherren attended [Weymouth College](/source/Weymouth_College_(public_school)). He went to sea and became a [Master Mariner](/source/Master_Mariner) before continuing his education at [London Hospital Medical College](/source/London_Hospital_Medical_College). He trained and worked as a surgeon at [The London Hospital](/source/The_London_Hospital).[1] In 1901, Sherren agreed to surgically divide two nerves in the arm of colleague [Henry Head](/source/Henry_Head) so that they could study the evolution of Head's recovery.[2] Sherren and Head published three books together, one of them also co-authored by [W. H. R. Rivers](/source/W._H._R._Rivers).

Sherren served with the [War Office](/source/War_Office) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I) and rose to the rank of colonel. He was appointed a [CBE](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) designation in 1919.[1] In London, his notable patients included author [Florence Dugdale](/source/Florence_Dugdale), the wife of [Thomas Hardy](/source/Thomas_Hardy). Sherren operated on Dugdale for a mass in her neck.[3] In the mid-1920s, Sherren quit his hospital practice to become a [ship's surgeon](/source/Ship's_surgeon). He died in 1945 at [Broadstone, Dorset](/source/Broadstone,_Dorset) after an extended illness. His survivors included his widow, three sons, and two daughters.[1]

## Legacy

A diagnostic sign in [appendicitis](/source/Appendicitis) (known as [Sherren's triangle](/source/Sherren's_triangle)) is named for him. Sherren's triangle represents the area bounded by the [anterior superior iliac spine](/source/Anterior_superior_iliac_spine), the [pubic symphysis](/source/Pubic_symphysis) and the [navel](/source/Navel). [Hyperesthesia](/source/Hyperesthesia) (increased sensitivity to touch) in this area is a potential sign of appendicitis.[4] Ochsner-Sherren treatment, which is the conservative (non-surgical) management of appendicitis, is also named after him.

## References

1. ["Sherren, James (1872 - 1945)"](http://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/biogs/E004588b.htm). *Plarr's Lives of the Fellows Online*. [Royal College of Surgeons of England](/source/Royal_College_of_Surgeons_of_England). Retrieved February 15, 2014.

1. Bhattacharyya, Kalyan (2011). [*Eminent Neuroscientists: Their Lives and Works*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ASG5E2U-aTwC&pg=PA320). Academic Publishers. p. 320. ISBN 978-9380599281.

1. Morgan, Rosemarie (ed.) (2013). [*The Ashgate Research Companion to Thomas Hardy*](https://books.google.com/books?id=SQ4gAt480TgC&pg=PA299). [Ashgate Publishing](/source/Ashgate_Publishing). p. 299. ISBN 978-1409476306.

1. Bhat, Sriram (2009). [*SRB's Manual of Surgery*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ExfaML_VkcgC&pg=PA876). [Jaypee Brothers](/source/Jaypee_Brothers). p. 876. ISBN 978-8184485516.

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