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Demetrius Chilaiditi

by Mike Cadogan, Last updated January 5, 2018

Demetrius ChilaiditiDemetrius Chilaiditi (1883 – 1975) was an Austrian born, Ottoman Radiologist of Greek descent.

  • Eponymously affiliated with Chilaiditi sign and syndrome described in 1910
  • Chilaiditi also published other works on the radiotherapy of malignant tumours; hypertrichosis; gynaecological diseases, and duodenal stenosis

Biography

  • Born 11 April 1883 Vienna, Austria
  • 1908 Graduated in Medicine, University of Vienna
  • Studied radiology III Medical University Clinic, Vienna and Zentral-Röntgeninstitut
  • Set up private practice in Constantinople (Istanbul) one of the first members of the Turkish Radiological Society
  • Died 2 January 1975 Istanbul

Medical Eponyms

  • Chilaiditi syndrome (1910; n=3)

Major Publications

  • Chilaiditi D. Zur Frage der Hepatoptose und Ptose im Allgemeinen im Anschluss an Drei Fälle von Temporärer, Partieller Leberverlagerung. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin. Ergänzungsband. 1910; 16:173-208

References

  • Maizlin ZV, Cooperberg PL, Clement JJ, Vos PM, Coblentz CL. People behind exclusive eponyms of radiologic signs (part I). Can Assoc Radiol J. 2009 Oct;60(4):201-12. [PMID 19647394]

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About Mike Cadogan

Emergency physician with a passion for medical informatics and medical education/textbooks. Co-founder of HealthEngine. Asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist | @sandnsurf | + Mike Cadogan | LinkedIn

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