Dan Gavriliu (April 26, 1915 in Brăila — November 4, 2012)[1] was a Romanian surgeon who performed the first total surgical replacement of the human esophagus, using sections of stomach to bypass damaged or deformed tissue.[2]
Gavriliu first performed the operation on April 20, 1951;[3] it was the first successful replacement of a human organ. After describing his procedure in the scientific literature,[4] however, Gavriliu did not write extensively about his research, as he could not afford to pay the publication fees.[5]
- ^ Tarcoveanu, Eugen; Vasilescu, Alin; Dorobat, Dumitru; Romanec, Cristian (2013). "Dan Gavriliu (1915–2012), the Patriarch of Romanian Surgery, Dies at 97". World Journal of Surgery. 37 (5): 1174–1175. doi:10.1007/s00268-013-1994-9. PMID 23479101.
- ^ Heimlich falsely claims he invented surgical procedure - Romanian replaced esophagus years before, from The Cincinnati Enquirer, by Robert Anglen; published March 16, 2003; retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ Gavrilu's operation at Who Named It?, by Ole Daniel Enersen; retrieved April 27, 2012
- ^ Dan Gavriliu and Leonida Georgescu:
Esofagoplastie directã cu material gastric (anastomozã eso.gastricã).
Rivista Stiintelor Medicale, June 1951, 3: 33-36.
- ^ History of Esophageal Replacements at TEF/VATER International, by Greg Burke; retrieved April 27, 2012.