Carlo Forlanini
Carlo Forlanini (born June 11, 1847 in Milan , † May 26, 1918 in Nervia ) was an Italian medic.
Forlanini received his doctorate in medicine from the University of Pavia in 1870 . In 1900 he became professor of clinical medicine in Pavia.
He is considered to be the inventor of the artificial pneumothorax technique for pneuomothorax therapy (collapse therapy) of pulmonary tuberculosis .
The Carlo Forlanini Institute in Rome is named after him.
His brother is the aviation pioneer Enrico Forlanini (1848–1930).
literature
- A Sakula: Carlo Forlanini, inventor of artificial pneumothorax for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis . Thorax 38 (1983), pp. 326-332.
Web links
- www.klinikticker.de/index.php?id=817
- www.museudelamedicina.cat/eng/exposicions/forlanini.htm (engl.)
- Museo per la Storia dell'Università di Pavia , University of Pavia: Carlo Forlanini (ital.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christoph Weißer: Thorax surgery. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 1397.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Forlanini, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1918 |
| Place of death | Nervia |