1910-1986 · Hepatologist
Gerald Klatskin
Described in a 2020 biographical article as a pioneering hepatologist and devoted teacher whose work on liver biopsy techniques and liver histopathology, according to the article, paved the way for diagnostic and therapeutic uses of liver biopsy around the world. The article credits him with a meticulous account of hilar cholangiocarcinoma, a tumour eponymously named after him, and the 1965 paper in the American Journal of Medicine is listed under his name in PubMed.
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Ramai D, Zakhia K, Etienne D, Asarian A, Reddy M. Gerald Klatskin (1910-1986): A pioneer in hepato-biliary disorders and biopsy techniques. J Med Biogr. 2020;28(4):199-202.
KLATSKIN G. ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE HEPATIC DUCT AT ITS BIFURCATION WITHIN THE PORTA HEPATIS. AN UNUSUAL TUMOR WITH DISTINCTIVE CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FEATURES. Am J Med. 1965;38:241-56.