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Eugen (Jenö) Alexander Pólya
Hungarian surgeon, born April 30, 1876, Budapest; died 1944.
Associated eponyms:
Hofmeister-Finsterer operation
Partial gastrectomy with closure of a portion of the lesser curvature and retrocolic anastomosis of the remainder to the jejunum.
Polya's operation
A type of posterior gastroenterostomy which is a modification of the Billroth II operation.
Biography:
Eugen (Jenö) Alexander Pólya studied at Budapest and received his doctorate from that university in 1898. He was assistant with Gyula Dollinger (1849–) and Máno (Emanuel) Freiherr von Herczel (1861-1918) and in 1909 was habilitated for surgical anatomy at Budapest, becoming titular professor 1914. In 1928 he published a book in Hungarian on surgery for the practitioner.
Pólya is believed to have been murdered by a Nazi group during the siege of Budapest by the Russians in December, 1944, although his body was never recovered. He is remembered for his contributions in gastro-intestinal surgery.
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