Moritz Hoffman and his role in the discovery of the pancreatic duct
https://doi.org/10.31146/1682-8658-ecg-240-8-219-222
Abstract
This article describes the role of Moritz Hoffmann, anatomist and professor of medicine and surgery, in the history of the discovery of the pancreatic duct, later named after Johann Georg Wirsung. Translations of original texts in Latin are provided, their authors were contemporaries, eyewitnesses, and scientists who were directly acquainted with the participants of those events.
About the Authors
S. A. Kutia
V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. A. Razumovskaya
Saratov State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yu. Yu. Abrosimov
V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Kutia S.A., Razumovskaya E.A., Abrosimov Yu.Yu. Moritz Hoffman and his role in the discovery of the pancreatic duct. Experimental and Clinical Gastroenterology. 2025;(8):219-222. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31146/1682-8658-ecg-240-8-219-222
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