Antoni Leśniowski (January 28, 1867 – April 4, 1940) was a Polishsurgeon, credited with publishing what may have been the earliest reports of the condition which later became known as Crohn's disease.
He graduated in medicine from the University of Warsaw in 1890, and studied further in Berlin. From 1892 to 1912 he worked as a surgeon at the Infant Jesus Hospital in Warsaw, specialising in urology. Despite this, his most notable reports were on several cases of inflammatory bowel disease. On May 10, 1903, Medycyna, a weekly medical newspaper, published an article in which he described several cases of intestinal disease, concluding in at least one case: "we suspected a chronic inflammatory process in the wall of the gut."[1] He wrote three further articles describing cases for the Pamiętnik Towarzystwa Lekarskiego Warszawskiego (Annals of the Warsaw Medical Association) between 1903 and 1905, consistent with what is now known as Crohn's disease, although the evidence is not conclusive.[2] In one of these articles, in 1904, he reported a meeting of the Warsaw Medical Society, at which he presented a surgical specimen of an inflammatory tumour of the terminal ileum with a fistula to the ascending colon.[3]
The disease was described again in 1932 by US AmericangastroenterologistsBurrill Bernard Crohn, Leon Ginzburg and Gordon D. Oppenheimer, and since that time, due to the precedence of the name Crohn in the alphabet, it has been known in the worldwide literature as Crohn’s disease. Only in Poland it is known as Leśniowski-Crohn’s disease.
During 1912–1914, he was the director of Warsaw’s St Anthony Hospital, then until 1919, was the head of surgery department in the Holy Spirit Hospital in Warsaw. During 1919–1936, he was a professor of surgery at the University of Warsaw. He also wrote a textbook on general surgery.
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^Lichtarowicz, A.M.; Mayberry, J.F. (August 1, 1988). "Antoni Lésniowski and his contribution to regional enteritis (Crohn's disease)". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 81 (8): 468–470. doi:10.1177/014107688808100817. PMC1291720. PMID 3047387.
^Kornel Gibiński (April 1, 1989). "[Re:] Antoni Leśniowski and his contribution to regional enteritis (Crohn's disease)". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 82 (4): 243–4. PMC1292101. PMID 2716027.
antoni, leśniowski, january, 1867, april, 1940, polish, surgeon, credited, with, publishing, what, have, been, earliest, reports, condition, which, later, became, known, crohn, disease, graduated, medicine, from, university, warsaw, 1890, studied, further, ber. Antoni Lesniowski January 28 1867 April 4 1940 was a Polish surgeon credited with publishing what may have been the earliest reports of the condition which later became known as Crohn s disease He graduated in medicine from the University of Warsaw in 1890 and studied further in Berlin From 1892 to 1912 he worked as a surgeon at the Infant Jesus Hospital in Warsaw specialising in urology Despite this his most notable reports were on several cases of inflammatory bowel disease On May 10 1903 Medycyna a weekly medical newspaper published an article in which he described several cases of intestinal disease concluding in at least one case we suspected a chronic inflammatory process in the wall of the gut 1 He wrote three further articles describing cases for the Pamietnik Towarzystwa Lekarskiego Warszawskiego Annals of the Warsaw Medical Association between 1903 and 1905 consistent with what is now known as Crohn s disease although the evidence is not conclusive 2 In one of these articles in 1904 he reported a meeting of the Warsaw Medical Society at which he presented a surgical specimen of an inflammatory tumour of the terminal ileum with a fistula to the ascending colon 3 The disease was described again in 1932 by US American gastroenterologists Burrill Bernard Crohn Leon Ginzburg and Gordon D Oppenheimer and since that time due to the precedence of the name Crohn in the alphabet it has been known in the worldwide literature as Crohn s disease Only in Poland it is known as Lesniowski Crohn s disease During 1912 1914 he was the director of Warsaw s St Anthony Hospital then until 1919 was the head of surgery department in the Holy Spirit Hospital in Warsaw During 1919 1936 he was a professor of surgery at the University of Warsaw He also wrote a textbook on general surgery References edit Lichtarowicz A M Mayberry J F August 1 1988 Antoni Lesniowski and his contribution to regional enteritis Crohn s disease Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 81 8 468 470 doi 10 1177 014107688808100817 PMC 1291720 PMID 3047387 Kornel Gibinski April 1 1989 Re Antoni Lesniowski and his contribution to regional enteritis Crohn s disease Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 82 4 243 4 PMC 1292101 PMID 2716027 W Bartnik December 2003 Inflammatory bowel disease Polish contribution PDF Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology Krakow Polish Physiological Society 54 S3 205 210 PMID 15075474 Retrieved 2018 04 19 External links editAntoni Lesniowski at Who Named It Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antoni Lesniowski amp oldid 1189830561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
