Schwartz A W
Ann Plast Surg. 1978 Sep;1(5):513-6. doi: 10.1097/00000637-197809000-00015.
This short historical vignette gives details of a courageous surgical feat performed by Dr. Theodor Billroth. Long before the advent of modern medical and surgical knowledge, and without the aid of today's advanced medications and instruments, he undertook the first known successful laryngectomy on a human 105 years ago, and five years later he performed the first hemilaryngectomy. In addition to being an outstanding surgeon, Dr. Billroth was also an accomplished musician.
这段简短的历史轶事详细讲述了西奥多·比尔罗特医生所完成的一项大胆的外科壮举。早在现代医学和外科知识出现之前，并且没有当今先进药物和器械的辅助，105年前他进行了已知的首例人类成功喉切除术，五年后他又实施了首例半喉切除术。除了是一位杰出的外科医生外，比尔罗特医生还是一位有造诣的音乐家。
