Erschienen in:
09.07.2019 | Letter to the Editor
Report about the present condition of Billroth’s stomach specimens
verfasst von:
Hiroshi Sato, Hirokazu Noshiro
Erschienen in:
Gastric Cancer
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Ausgabe 6/2019
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Excerpt
On January 29th 1881, Theodor Billroth of Vienna University, carried out a successful pylorectomy (distal gastrectomy) on the 43 year old gastric cancer female patient, Therese Heller [
1]. The reconstruction was done by gastroduodenal anastomosis along the minor curvature. She died of residual disease 4 months after the operation. Autopsy, which was carried out to investigate the result of their brand new operation, confirmed that the gastro-duodenal anastomosis had been successfully accomplished. From the view-point of surgical history, Billroth’s first pylorectomy should be considered a surgical landmark. Following the operation, specimens were preserved and exhibited in Medical Historical Museum of Vienna University, known as Josephinum, for the purpose of safeguarding Billroth’s memorable achievement [
2,
3]. …
