Jan Mikulicz-Radecki

Jan Mikulicz-Radecki, (Gozdawa coat of arms); (In German- Johann(es) Freiherr von Mikulicz-Radecki), born May 16, 1850, Czernowitz, Austrian region of Bukovina - died June 4, 1905, Wroclaw) was a Polish surgeon. He was a director of surgery at the Universities of Kraków, Königsberg and Wroclaw.

Mikulicz-Radecki's innovations in operative technique for a wide variety of diseases helped develop modern surgery. He contributed prodigiously to cancer surgery, especially on organs of the digestive system. He was first to suture a perforated gastric ulcer (1885), surgically restore part of the oesophagus (1886), remove a malignant part of the colon (1903), and describe what is now known as Mikulicz’ disease.

In 1881 he developed improved models of the oesophagoscope and gastroscope. As an ardent advocate of antiseptics he did much to popularize Joseph Lister's antiseptic methods. He used a gauze mask and was one of the first to use gloves during surgery.

Associated eponyms

 * Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty: reconstruction of the pyloric channel with a longitudinal incision of the pylorus, and suturing the incision transversely. Named along with German surgeon Hermann Heineke (1834-1901). (Dorlands Medical Dictionary)
 * Mikulicz's cells: Vesicular cells found in the diseased tissue in cases of rhinoscleroma and containing Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis. (Who Named It?)
 * Mikulicz's disease: Benign lymphocytic infiltration and enlargement of the lacrimal and salivary glands. It is often referred to as benign lymphoepithelial lesion. (The Free Dictionary)
 * Mikulicz's drain: Process of pushing successive layers of gauze into a wound or cavity. (Who Named It?)
 * Mikulicz's enterotome (Historical term): A special scissors developed by Guillaume Dupuytren. An enterotome is used in abdominal surgery.
 * Mikulicz's mask (Historical term): Gauze-covered frame worn over nose and mouth during an operation.
 * Mikulicz's pad (Historical term): A gauze-pad used in abdominal surgery
 * Mikulicz's syndrome: Symptoms characteristic of Mikulicz's disease when occurring as a complication of another disease, such as leukemia or sarcoidosis. (Who Named It?)
 * Mikulicz-Vladimiroff operation; also Mikulicz-Vladimiroff amputation (Historical term): resection of the foot in diseases of the talus and calcaneus. (Who Named It?)

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