Carl Toldt, sometimes Karl Toldt (May 3, 1840 – November 13, 1920), was an Austrian

anatomist Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having it ...

who was a native of

Bruneck Bruneck (; it, Brunico or Ladin: ''Bornech'' or ''Burnech''; la, Branecium or ''Brunopolis'' is the largest town in the Puster Valley in the Italian province of South Tyrol. Geography Bruneck rises up in the middle of a wide valley (perhap ...

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. In 1864 he earned his medical doctorate in

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, and was later a professor of

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and

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. He was the author of the popular "''Anatomischer Atlas für Studirende und Ärzte''"
"An atlas of human anatomy for students and physicians"
, a work that was later translated into English. His name is lent to the following four anatomical eponyms: *

Toldt's fascia Toldt's fascia, is a discrete layer of connective tissue containing lymphatic channels. It is found between the two mesothelial layers that separate the mesocolon from the underlying retroperitoneum. It was first described by the Austrian anatomis ...

: Continuation of Treitz's

fascia A fascia (; plural fasciae or fascias; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches to, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organ ...

behind the body of the

pancreas The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. In humans, it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a gland. The pancreas is a mixed or heterocrine gland, i.e. it has both an en ...

. * "Toldt's fascia flap": A recent technique for repairing large diaphragmatic

hernia A hernia is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. Various types of hernias can occur, most commonly involving the abdomen, and specifically the groin. Groin hern ...

s. * "Toldt's membrane": The anterior layer of the

renal fascia The renal fascia is a layer of connective tissue encapsulating the kidneys and the adrenal glands. It can be divided into: *The anterior renal fascia, also called Gerota's fascia (after Dimitrie Gerota) *The posterior renal fascia, also called Zu ...

. * "White line of Toldt": Lateral reflection of posterior

parietal peritoneum The peritoneum is the serous membrane forming the lining of the abdominal cavity or coelom in amniotes and some invertebrates, such as annelids. It covers most of the intra-abdominal (or coelomic) organs, and is composed of a layer of mesothe ...

abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the tors ...

over the

mesentery The mesentery is an organ that attaches the intestines to the posterior abdominal wall in humans and is formed by the double fold of peritoneum. It helps in storing fat and allowing blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves to supply the intestines ...

of the ascending and

descending colon In the anatomy of humans and homologous primates, the descending colon is the part of the colon extending from the left colic flexure to the level of the iliac crest (whereupon it transitions into the sigmoid colon). The function of the descendi ...

. The white line of Toldt represents the avascular plane for incision and is the anterior confluence of the colonic visceral peritoneum with the parietal peritoneum of the lateral abdominal wall. In 1932 ''Karl-Toldt-Weg'' in Vienna's District 14 ( Penzing) was named in his honor.Straßennamen: 14. Bezirk
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References

* ''Parts of this article are based on a translation of an equivalent article at the

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(definition of eponyms)

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* Austrian anatomists 1840 births 1920 deaths Academics of the University of Vienna People from Bruneck Members of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala {{Austria-med-bio-stub