Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar

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Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar (born April 27, 1899 in Shiroda , Goa , † March 7, 1971 ) was an Indian gynecologist .

Career

Shirodkar came from the village of Shiroda in the Konkan region of West India . He graduated from Grant Medical College in Bombay in 1923 with a medical degree . He specialized in obstetrics and gynecology and received his doctorate in 1927. In 1931 he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England . Since 1935 he had an important career as a surgeon and teacher.

Services

Shirodkar developed a surgical procedure to treat the weakness of the cervix ( cervical weakness ), which leads to miscarriages in the affected women . During the operation, a constricting suture (cerclage) with a non-absorbable thread is placed around the cervix. This will prevent premature labor. Before the birth, the closure must be opened again or a caesarean section must be performed.

The operation is named after Shirodkar ("Shirodkar-Cerclage").

In 1971 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan .

literature

  • Shirodkar, VN: A new method of operative treatment for habitual abortions in the second trimester of pregnancy . Antiseptic 1955; 299: 52-54
  • Shirodkar VN: Surgical treatment of female sterility . J Indian Med Assoc 1957 Jul PMID 13463354
  • Carpenter RJ Jr .: The Shirodkar Operation , Trans N Engl Obstet Gynecol Soc 1962; 16: 41-8.16; 29 (2): 56-7. PMID 14045848
  • Shlomo Mashiach et al .: Cervical Shirodkar cerclage may be the treatment modality of choice for cervical pregnancy , Hum Reprod. 2002 Feb; 17 (2): 493-6., PMID 11821302
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personal data
SURNAME Shirodkar, Vithalrao Nagesh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian gynecologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Shiroda, Goa
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1971