Alessandro Codivilla
Alessandro Codivilla (1861 – 1912) was an Italian surgeon.
Accomplished orthopaedic surgeon known best for his work with external pin fixation and traction for limb lengthening [1903]
1898 performed the first reported pancreaticoduodenectomy for carcinoma of the pancreas (Whipple procedure)
Biography
- Born March 21, 1861, Bologna
- 1886 – MD, University of Bologna. Thesis: Sopra un caso di empyema necessitatis pulsans (operazione di Estlander)
- 1899 – Director of the Rizzoli Institute of Bologna, working exclusively in orthopaedics
- Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Bologna
- Died February 28, 1912, Bologna
Medical Eponyms
- Whipple procedure (1898) Original description of the first pancreatic head resection
Key Medical Attributions
Reported new ways to treat many conditions, including polio residuals, clubfoot, scoliosis, and congenital dislocation of the hip
Major Publications
- Codivilla A. Sopra un caso di empyema necessitatis pulsans (operazione di Estlander) [dissertation]. Bologna, Italy. 1886
- Codivilla A. Ancora una caso di riparazione ossea (metodo di König) in una scontinuità cranica. 1892
- Codivilla A. Contributo alla chirurgia gastrica [Contribution to gastric surgery]. Rendiconti statistici della Sezione Chirurgica dell’Ospedale di Imola. 1898.
- Codivilla A. Considerazioni sopra 40 casi di chirurgia gastrica. Bullettino delle Scienze Mediche (Bologna) 1898;7(IX):651-717
- Codivilla A. Considerazioni sopra 40 casi di chirurgia gastrica. Bullettino delle Scienze Mediche (Bologna) 1899;7(X):5-44
- Codivilla A. Operazioni chirurgiche eseguite nella Clinica di Bologna dal Maggio 1888 all’ Agosto 1890. 1890
- Codivilla A. Sulla correzione della deformita de frattura del femore. Bullettino delle Scienze Mediche (Bologna). 1903;8:246–249.
- Codivilla A. Cenno necrologico del Enrico Bottini. 1903
- Codivilla A. On the means of lengthening in the lower limbs, the muscles, and tissues which are shortened through deformity. The American Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 1905;s2-2(4):353-369. [Re-print: Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1994;(301):4-9. PMC2628224]
References
Biography
- Putti V. In Memoria Di Alessandro Codivilla. 1912
- Page CG. Alessandro Codivilla. The American Journal of Orthopedic Surgery. 1912; 9(4): 716-717
- Mostofi SB. Alessandro Codivilla. In: Who’s Who in Orthopedics. 2005: 67-68
Eponymous terms
- Gamberini C. La resezione pancreatico-duodenale nel cancro della testa del pancreas. Arch Ital Mal Appar Dig. 1949;15:267–276.
- Cavina G. [Duodeno-pancreatectomy (head), Codivilla’s operation (1898). Historical vindication]. Bull Sci Med (Bologna). 1960; 132: 1-20.
- Peltier LF. The role of Alessandro Codivilla in the development of skeletal traction. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1969; 51(7): 1433
- Brand RA. Advances in Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction: Alessandro Codivilla, MD, 1861–1912. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008; 466(12): 2901–2902
- Schnelldorfer T, Sarr MG. Alessandro Codivilla and the First Pancreatoduodenectomy. Arch Surg. 2009;144(12):1179-1184
- Are C, Dhir M, Ravipati L. History of pancreaticoduodenectomy: early misconceptions, initial milestones and the pioneers. HPB (Oxford). 2011; 13(6): 377-384.
