1864-1920 · Gynaecologist
Ernst Wertheim
Austrian gynaecologist (1864-1920), described in a 2023 history as a pioneer in the surgical treatment of cancer. A 2017 history describes his English-language 1912 manuscript on 500 operative cases as detailing his standardisation of the radical hysterectomy; a German-language monograph on 500 cases is catalogued as published in 1911.
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Drouin E, Classe JM, Hautecoeur P. 125 years of the Wertheim operation. What next?. J Med Life. 2023;16(3):341-343.
Swailes AL, Gockley A, Phaëton R, Kesterson JP. The Wertheim hysterectomy: Development, modifications, and impact in the present day. Gynecol Oncol. 2017;145(1):3-8.
Wellcome Collection library catalogue record: Wertheim E. Die erweiterte abdominale Operation bei Carcinoma colli uteri: auf Grund von 500 Fällen. Berlin: Urban & Schwarzenberg; 1911. 223 pages (the library copy lacks pages 161-223). Language: German.
Deutsche Biographie (NDB-online). Wertheim, Ernst (1864-1920), Mediziner, Gynäkologe. Entry with works list; the page shows no publication date (accessed 20 October 2026, so the year recorded is the access year).