Vincenc Bochdalek
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Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (1801 – February 3, 1883) was a Bohemian
anatomist. His first name has also been given as Vincenc and Vincenz.
. He obtained his doctorate in 1833 in Prague
, where he was later professor of anatomy for several decades. He retired in 1874, settling in Litoměřice
and later dying in Prague. His son, Victor Bochdalek (1835-1868), became a prominent physician in his own right.
Bohemian
A Bohemian is a resident of the former Kingdom of Bohemia, either in a narrow sense as the region of Bohemia proper or in a wider meaning as the whole country, now known as the Czech Republic. The word "Bohemian" was used to denote the Czech people as well as the Czech language before the word...
anatomist. His first name has also been given as Vincenc and Vincenz.
Biography
Bochdalek was born in LitoměřiceLitomerice
Litoměřice is a town at the junction of the rivers Elbe and Ohře in the north part of the Czech Republic, approximately 64 km northwest of Prague....
. He obtained his doctorate in 1833 in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, where he was later professor of anatomy for several decades. He retired in 1874, settling in Litoměřice
Litomerice
Litoměřice is a town at the junction of the rivers Elbe and Ohře in the north part of the Czech Republic, approximately 64 km northwest of Prague....
and later dying in Prague. His son, Victor Bochdalek (1835-1868), became a prominent physician in his own right.
Associated eponyms
- Bochdalek's cyst: a congenital cystCystA cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct membrane and division on the nearby tissue. It may contain air, fluids, or semi-solid material. A collection of pus is called an abscess, not a cyst. Once formed, a cyst could go away on its own or may have to be removed through surgery.- Locations :* Acne...
at the root of the tongue. - Bochdalek's flower basket: part of the choroid plexusChoroid plexusThe choroid plexus is a structure in the ventricles of the brain where cerebrospinal fluid is produced...
of the fourth ventricleFourth ventricleThe fourth ventricle is one of the four connected fluid-filled cavities within the human brain. These cavities, known collectively as the ventricular system, consist of the left and right lateral ventricles, the third ventricle, and the fourth ventricle...
protruding through the lateral bursa (recessus lateralis) of the fourth ventricle (Luschka's foramen). - Bochdalek's foramenBochdalek's foramenThe Lumbocostal triangle or Bochdalek's foramen is a defect in the diaphragm normally posterior lateral. It is formed by the incomplete closure of the pericardioperitoneal canals by the pleuroperitoneal membrane.-Clinical significance:...
: a congenital defective opening through the diaphragm, connecting pleural and peritoneal cavities. - Bochdalek's ganglion: a ganglionGanglionIn anatomy, a ganglion is a biological tissue mass, most commonly a mass of nerve cell bodies. Cells found in a ganglion are called ganglion cells, though this term is also sometimes used to refer specifically to retinal ganglion cells....
of dental nerve in the jaw (maxillaMaxillaThe maxilla is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible , which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Sometimes The maxilla (plural: maxillae) is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper...
) above the root of the canine teeth. - Bochdalek's herniaBochdalek herniaA Bochdalek hernia is one of two forms of a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, the other form being Morgagni's hernia. A Bochdalek hernia is a congenital abnormality in which an opening exists in the infant’s diaphragm, allowing normally intra-abdominal organs to protrude into the thoracic cavity...
: Congenital diaphragmatic herniaCongenital diaphragmatic herniaCongenital diaphragmatic hernia is a congenital malformation of the diaphragm. The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni's hernia, diaphragm eventration and central tendon defects of the diaphragm...
which allows protrusion of abdominal viscera into the chest. - Bochdalek's triangle: the lumbocostal triangle, a triangle-shaped slit in the muscle plate between lumbar or sternal part in the diaphragm and the 12th rib.
- Bochdalek's valve: a fold of membrane in the lacrimal duct near the punctum lacrimale. Another name for this structure is Foltz' valvule; named after French ophthalmologist Jean Charles Eugène Foltz (1822-1876).
- Vater's duct: a duct that in the embryo connects the thyroid diverticulum and the posterior part of the tongue.