Author/Editor		Borisov, P
Title		Srečanje dveh velikih kirurgov 19. stoletja. (Ob stoletnici smrti Theodora Billrotha)
Translated title		The meeting of two great surgeons of the nineteenth century. (At the centenary of death Theodor Billroth)
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 63, št. 12
Publication year		1994
Volume		str. 741-3
Language		slo
Abstract		Background. The last ominous meeting between Billroth and Pirogov is presented in the article. Conslusions. Among the close friends of Theodor Billroth was also a famous Russian military surgeon Nikola I. Pirogov. In 1880 Pirogov fell ill suffering from cancer of the upper jaw. At the time of Billroth's pathologist D. Vivodcev sent to Billroth a part of preparation of Pirogov's upper jaw for histological examination. After precise description of cuts of the preparation Billroth concluded his findings by writing down a discuss of the moral-ethical standpoints of surgeons, concerning inoperable cancers.
Descriptors		SURGERY