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Anton Wölfler
Czech physician, born January 12, 1850, Kopezten (now Kopecs) near Kladrau, Böhmen; died January 31, 1917, Vienna.
Associated eponyms:
Wöfler's sign
German description: Zeichen bei Sanduhrmagen.
Wölfler's glands
Accessory thyroid gland.
Wölfler's operation
Operation of gastroenterostomy.
Wölfler's suture
An intestinal suture by which broad layers of the serosa are united and the knots are tied on the inner surface of the bowel.
Biography:
besides the eponyms enteres here, Wölflers name is also associated with an accessory thyroid gland.
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