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Carl von Rokitansky was one of the most important figures in pathological anatomy, and was largely responsible for the resurgence of Vienna as the great medical center of the world in the mid-19th century. He was born in current Hradec Kralove, studied medicine in Prague and Vienna and was graduated in 1828. He was greatly influenced by the anatomy, embryology and pathology studies of Andral, Lobstein and Meckel. At the Vienna School, he was Johann Wagner pathological anatomy assistant and became a pathology professor, where he remained until four years before his death. Rokitansky emphasized the importance of correlating patient symptoms with postmortem changes. It is possible that he had access to between 1,500 and 1,800 cadavers annually to be able to perform 30,000 necropsies; in addition, he reviewed several thousand more autopsies. In Handbuch der pathologischen Anatomie, published between 1842 and 1846, he made numerous descriptions: lobar and lobular pneumonia, endocarditis, diseases of the arteries, cysts in several viscera, various neoplasms and acute yellow atrophy of the liver. With his brilliant work on gross pathology, Rokitansky established the nosological classification of diseases, for which Virchow named him "the Linee of pathological anatomy". Carl von Rokitansky fue una de las figuras mas importantes en la anatomia patologica y el responsable, en parte, del renacimiento de Viena como centro de la medicina a mediados del siglo XIX. Nacio en la actual Hradec Kralove, estudio medicina en Praga y Viena y se graduo en 1828. Tuvo gran influencia de los estudios de anatomia, embriologia y patologia de Andral, Lobstein y Meckel. En la escuela de Viena fue asistente de anatomia patologica de Johann Wagner y se convirtio en profesor de anatomia patologica, donde permanecio hasta cuatro anos antes de su muerte. Rokitansky hizo enfasis en correlacionar la sintomatologia del enfermo con los cambios post mortem. Es posible que haya tenido acceso a entre 1500 y 1800 cadaveres al ano para que pudiera realizar 30 000 necropsias; ademas, reviso varios miles mas de autopsias. En Handbuch der Pathologischen Anatomie, publicado entre 1842 y 1846, realizo numerosas descripciones: de la neumonia lobular y lobular, endocarditis, enfermedades de las arterias, quistes en varias visceras, diversas neoplasias y de la atrofia aguda amarilla del higado. Con su brillante labor de patologia macroscopica, Rokitansky establecio la clasificacion nosologica de las enfermedades, por lo cual Virchow lo llamo “el Linneo de la anatomia patologica”. |
