The Cords of Billroth are found in the red pulp of the spleen between the sinusoids, consisting of fibrils and connective tissue cells with a large population of monocytes and macrophages. The spleen is a ductless, vertebrate gland that is not necessary for life but is closely associated with the circulatory system, where it functions in the destruction of old red blood cells and removal of other debris from the bloodstream, and also in holding a reservoir of blood. ...
They are named for Theodor Billroth, Austrian surgeon. Theodor Billroth, founding father of modern abdominal surgery Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (1829-1894), a German-born Austrian surgeon, is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery. ...
On the death of Heinrich Meckel von Helmsbach (1822-1856) from intestinal tuberculosis, Billroth was short-listed for the Chair of Pathologic anatomy in Berlin with Robert Remak (1815-1865) and Virchow (1821-1902).
Billroth founded the House of the Society of Physicians in Vienna - K. Haus der Gesellschaft der Ärzte - and it was due to his energetic efforts that the "Rudolfinerhaus", a teaching institution for "worldly" nurses, was established in Vienna.
Billroth died on February 6, 1894, and was buried with "princely" honours in Vienna.
Christian Albert Theodor Billroth was the first of five sons born to Carl Theodor Billroth, a priest in the Lutheran church and his wife Johanna Christina.
Billroth next turned to teaching and writing on historical developments in surgery and was nominated Professor of surgery and director of the well-known surgical hospital and clinic in Zurich in 1860.
Theodor Billroth died on February 6, 1894, and was buried with "princely" honours in Vienna.
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