Lan Xichun
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Lan Xichun is a famous surgeon of general surgery
and cardio-thoracic surgery. He did the first splenic-renal vein anastomotic operation in China. He improved the operation of cholelithiasis and laid the foundation of hepatobiliary surgery in China. He is also one of the pioneers of cardiovascular sugery. He did the first mitral commissurotomy operation in China. He was also engaged in medical education and brought up a lot of new surgeons. He was a former president of Renji Hospital
and Shanghai Second Medical College.
General surgery
General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...
and cardio-thoracic surgery. He did the first splenic-renal vein anastomotic operation in China. He improved the operation of cholelithiasis and laid the foundation of hepatobiliary surgery in China. He is also one of the pioneers of cardiovascular sugery. He did the first mitral commissurotomy operation in China. He was also engaged in medical education and brought up a lot of new surgeons. He was a former president of Renji Hospital
Renji Hospital
Renji Hospital is a general hospital in Shanghai, China, with the rank of "Grade 3, Class A". The hospital is a university hospital affiliated toShanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.- History :...
and Shanghai Second Medical College.