Pablo Mirizzi
Pablo Luis Mirizzi (1893-1964) was an Argentinian surgeon.
Conceived intraoperative cholangiography or mirizzigraphy. Performed the first transoperative cholangiography in Córdoba, in 1931. Eponymously associated with Mirizzi Syndrome (1948)
Authored over 200 works
Biography
- Born on January 25, 1893 Cordoba, Argentina
- Died on August 18, 1964 Cordoba, Argentina
Medical Eponyms
Mirizzi Syndrome (1948)
Mirizzi sign (1942)
Mirizzi test – fistulography
Mirizzigraphy – intraoperative cholangiography
Major Publications
- Mirizzi PL. Sindrome del conducto hepatico. J Int Chir. 1948;8:731–777. [Mirizzi Syndrome]
References
- Leopardi LN, Maddern GJ. Pablo Luis Mirizzi: the man behind the syndrome. ANZ J Surg. 2007 Dec;77(12):1062-4. [PMID 17973667]
- Beltrán MA. Mirizzi syndrome: history, current knowledge and proposal of a simplified classification. World J Gastroenterol. 2012 Sep 14;18(34):4639-50. [PMC3442202]
- Ibrarullah Md, Mishra T, Das AP. Mirizzi syndrome. Indian J Surg. 2008 Dec; 70(6): 281–287.[PMC3452351]
