Leopold Von Schrötter

Biography

• Born 5 February 1837
• 1861 – Graduated MD, University of Vienna
• 1875 – Professor of Diseases of the Larynx and Chest, University of Vienna
• 1890 – Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Vienna
• Died 22 April 1908, died hours after addressing the Larygo-Rhinological congress as Honorary President

Medical Eponyms

Paget-Schroetter Syndrome

Axillo-subclavian vein thrombosis due to endothelial trauma, as a result of repetitive activity of the upper limbs. [Paget 1858; 1875 and Schrötter 1884. Attribution by ESR Hughes 1948]

Controversies

• Alternative names: Schroetter, Schrotter, Schrötter

Major Publications

• Schrötter L. Beitrag zur Behandlung der Larynx-Stenosen. Wien: Braumuller. 1876
• Schrötter L. Erkrankungen der Gefässe In: Specielle Pathologie und Therapie v.15:2 (1884) Prof Dr H. Nothnagel: Wien, Hölder [Paget-Schrötter Syndrome]
• Schrötter L. Vorlesungen über die Krankheiten der Kehlkopfes. 1893 Wien, Braumüller
• Schrötter L. Vorlesungen über die Krankheiten der Luftröhre. 1896 Wien, Braumüller
• Schrötter L. Hygiene of the lung in health and disease. London 1907
• Schrötter L. Diseases of the Pericardium. In: Nothnagel’s encyclopedia of practical medicine. 1908:767-827

References

• Obituary: Leopold Von Schrötter, Ritter von Kristelli. Br Med J. 1908 May 2; 1(2470): 1085.
• Hughes ESR. Venous obstruction in the upper extremity (Paget- Schroetter’s syndrome). Br J Surg. 1948;36:155-63.
• Illig KA, Doyle AJ. A comprehensive review of Paget-Schroetter syndrome. J Vasc Surg. 2010 Jun;51(6):1538-47 [PMID 20304578]
• Mall NA, Van Thiel GS, Heard WM, Paletta GA, Bush-Joseph C, Bach BR Jr. Paget-schroetter syndrome: a review of effort thrombosis of the upper extremity from a sports medicine perspective. Sports Health. 2013 Jul;5(4):353-6. [PMC3899898]
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