Victor von Bruns (August 9, 1812 - March 19, 1883) was a German surgeon who was born in Helmstedt, and was a professor of surgery at the University of Tübingen. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In Medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs Surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive Medical treatment that involves the cutting of a Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen ( German: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, sometimes called the "Eberhardina Carolina" is a public university His son, Paul von Bruns (1846-1916) was also a professor of surgery at Tübingen. Tübingen, a traditional University town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is situated 30 km (19 miles southwest of Stuttgart, on a ridge between
Bruns was an important figure in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery in 19th century Europe. Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function Reconstructive surgery is in its broadest sense the use of Surgery to restore the form and function of the body He was particularly known for his work in lip and cheek reconstruction. He was also a pioneer laryngologist, and is credited with performing some of the earliest known operations on laryngeal polyps and tumors. Laryngology is that branch of Medicine which deals with the Illnesses and injuries of the Larynx. The larynx (plural larynges) colloquially known as the voicebox, is an organ in the Neck of Mammals involved in protection of the In Zoology, a polyp is one of two forms of individuals found in many species of Cnidarians The two are the polyp or hydroid and the medusa. See also Cancer A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic
Bruns also popularized the use of absorbent cotton wool dressings, which was later to become a standard practice in modern antiseptic treatment of wounds. Antiseptics (from Greek αντί - anti, '"against" + σηπτικός - septikos, "putrefactive" are antimicrobial
Written works
- Handbuch der praktischen Chirurgie (Tübingen 1854-60, 2 Bde. ; mit Atlas 1853 ff. )
- Durchschneidung der Gesichtsnerven beim Gesichtsschmerz (Tübingen 1859)
- Behandlung schlecht geheilter Beinbrüche (Berlin 1861
- Die erste Ausrottung eines Polypen in der Kehlkopfhöhle ohne blutige Eröffnung der Luftwege (2. Auflage, Tübingen 1862; Nachtrag 1863)
- Chirurgische Heilmittellehre (Tübingen 1868-73)
- Arzneioperationen oder Darstellung sämtlicher Methoden der manuellen Applikation von Arzneistoffen (Tübingen 1869)
- Die Laryngoskopie und laryngoskopische Chirurgie (Tübingen 1865, mit Atlas; 2. Ausg. 1873)
- Die Galvano-Chirurgie (Tübingen 1870)
- Die galvanokaustischen Apparate und Instrumente (Tübingen 1878)
- Die Amputation der Gliedmaßen durch Zirkelschnitt mit vordern Hautlappen (Tübingen 1879)
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