Karamanou Marianna, Markatos Kostas, Lymperi Maria, Agapitos Emmanouil, Androutsos George
University Institute of History of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France.
J BUON. 2017 May-Jun;22(3):807-811.
Laryngeal cancer was a well known entity since antiquity and its treatment evolved through several phases. The lack of knowledge in anatomy and pathology as well as the absence of anesthesia and proper instrumentation made the treatment almost impossible. Ancient physicians were performing laryngotomy or tracheotomy in an attempt to prevent the suffocation symptoms produced by tumoral masses. In 19th century the invention of laryngoscope and the advent of pathology and anesthesiology encouraged surgeons to operate on man. In 1873 Theodor Billroth (1829-1894) performed the first laryngectomy followed by several other colleagues among which Enrico Bottini (1837-1903) and Themistocles Gluck (1853-1942). Thanks to their contribution a new era came in laryngeal cancer treatment: the conservation laryngeal surgery.
自古以来，喉癌就是一种广为人知的疾病，其治疗经历了几个阶段。由于缺乏解剖学和病理学知识，以及没有麻醉和合适的器械，治疗几乎是不可能的。古代医生进行喉切开术或气管切开术，试图预防肿瘤肿块产生的窒息症状。19世纪，喉镜的发明以及病理学和麻醉学的出现，鼓励外科医生对人体进行手术。1873年，西奥多·比尔罗特（1829 - 1894）进行了首例喉切除术，随后其他几位同事也进行了此类手术，其中包括恩里科·博蒂尼（1837 - 1903）和西奥多克勒斯·格鲁克（1853 - 1942）。由于他们的贡献，喉癌治疗迎来了一个新时代：保留喉手术。
