The teaching about arterial aneurysm by Professor I.F. Bush as the beginning of angiology and vascular surgery in Russia

Abstract

The article introduced selected fragments of the "Manual for Teaching Surgery" by Professor of the St. Petersburg Medical and Surgical Academy I.F. Bush (1771-1843), devoted to the teaching about arterial aneurysm, into scientific circulation. For the first time in Russian literature, I.F. Bush defined aneurysm, divided aneurysm into true, false, mixed and arteriovenous, singled out spongy aneurysm (hemangioma), described the etiology, clinic, diagnosis, outcome, prognosis and surgical treatment of aneurysm, as well as indications and contraindications for surgery, possible complications and postoperative care. It should be noted that the teaching about arterial aneurysm is presented with a deep knowledge of the subject and literature about it at the beginning of the 19th century, which indicates the great personal clinical experience of the author and his students (V.V. Pelikan, I.V. Buyalsky, etc.) in this section of surgery. It was concluded that the teaching about arterial aneurysm, comprehensively presented by I.F. Bush in 1807-1831, should be considered the beginning of Russian angiology and vascular surgery.