The discovery of the pancreatic duct occurred on March 2, 1642, at San Francesco Hospital during the autopsy of Zuane Viaro Della Badia, a 30 year-old man who had been hanged the day before.1 Wirsung was assisted—perhaps fatefully—by 2 students, Thomas Bartholin of Denmark and Moritz Hoffmann of Germany. Wirsung recognized that his finding was important, but had no idea about the possible function of the duct itself
The unsolved mystery of Johann Georg Wirsung and of (his?) pancreatic duct
BASSI, Claudio;MALLEO, Giuseppe
2011-01-01
Abstract
The discovery of the pancreatic duct occurred on March 2, 1642, at San Francesco Hospital during the autopsy of Zuane Viaro Della Badia, a 30 year-old man who had been hanged the day before.1 Wirsung was assisted—perhaps fatefully—by 2 students, Thomas Bartholin of Denmark and Moritz Hoffmann of Germany. Wirsung recognized that his finding was important, but had no idea about the possible function of the duct itself
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