TY - JOUR PY - 1984// TI - Our surgical heritage: The tragic destinies of surgeons. 1882: the tragedy of "Dr. Block from Danzig" JO - Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie A1 - Schober, K. L. SP - 366 EP - 373 VL - 109 IS - 5 N2 - Without knowing from each other 3 young German surgeons, Th. Gluck, H. Schmid and Dr. Block from Danzig carried out experimental work in lung surgery, Block also in cardiac surgery. The fatal outcome of a lung operation in a young woman aimed at resecting the apex of the lung (removal of a supposed tuberculous focus) induced him to commit suicide.
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