Vol 11, No 4 (2005)
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Achievements of Professor Romuald Węgłowski in vascular surgery
Marek Durakiewicz
Acta Angiologica 2005;11(4):226-234.
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Published online: 2005-11-20
Abstract
The role of Professor Romuald Weglowski (1876-1935) in the development of Polish vascular surgery seems
indubitable. What merits particular attention amidst the vast fields of his scientific research, is his interest in
the operative treatment of blood vessel injuries. This interest lasted for his entire professional career, beginning
in the Surgical Clinic in Moscow, where research in this area was carried out around the year 1900,
before the well known and Nobel prize awarded experiments of Carrel concerning vascular sutures and organ
transplantation. Weglowski gained practice working in military hospitals in Moscow during the First World
War and then established his skills in the military and civilian health services in the reborn Republic of Poland
(Zamość, Lwow). He was the author of the first Polish textbook of surgery and developed his own method for
the operative treatment of traumatic aneurysms. The following study is aimed to present Romuald Weglowski’s
opinions in vascular surgery based on the analysis of 10 of his retrieved publications as well as abstracts of his
17 reports concerning vascular subjects.
Abstract
The role of Professor Romuald Weglowski (1876-1935) in the development of Polish vascular surgery seems
indubitable. What merits particular attention amidst the vast fields of his scientific research, is his interest in
the operative treatment of blood vessel injuries. This interest lasted for his entire professional career, beginning
in the Surgical Clinic in Moscow, where research in this area was carried out around the year 1900,
before the well known and Nobel prize awarded experiments of Carrel concerning vascular sutures and organ
transplantation. Weglowski gained practice working in military hospitals in Moscow during the First World
War and then established his skills in the military and civilian health services in the reborn Republic of Poland
(Zamość, Lwow). He was the author of the first Polish textbook of surgery and developed his own method for
the operative treatment of traumatic aneurysms. The following study is aimed to present Romuald Weglowski’s
opinions in vascular surgery based on the analysis of 10 of his retrieved publications as well as abstracts of his
17 reports concerning vascular subjects.
Keywords
Romuald Węgłowski; history of medicine; history of Polish vascular surgery
Title
Achievements of Professor Romuald Węgłowski in vascular surgery
Journal
Acta Angiologica
Issue
Vol 11, No 4 (2005)
Article type
Other materials agreed with the Editors
Pages
226-234
Published online
2005-11-20
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Acta Angiologica 2005;11(4):226-234.
Keywords
Romuald Węgłowski
history of medicine
history of Polish vascular surgery
Authors
Marek Durakiewicz
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