Václav Treitz (german: Wenzel Treitz; 9 April 1819 – 27 August 1872) was a Czech

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Biography

Treitz was born on 9 April 1819 in Hostomice, Bohemia. He studied medicine in

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, and performed post-graduate studies in

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with

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(1810–1894). Subsequently, he practiced medicine at the Jagellonian University in

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, returning to Prague in 1855, where he became a professor and director of the institute of

pathological anatomy Anatomical pathology (''Commonwealth'') or Anatomic pathology (''U.S.'') is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the macroscopic, microscopic, biochemical, immunologic and molecular examination o ...

. Throughout his career, Treitz was a figure in the struggle for Czech nationalism. On 27 August 1872, at the age of 53, he committed suicide by ingesting potassium cyanide.

Named structures

Treitz is remembered for his 1853 description of the suspensory muscle of the duodenum (''musculus suspensorius duodeni''), later being named the "ligament of Treitz" (also known as Treitz muscle). This ligament is a fibrous structure by which the duodenojejunal junction is fixed to the right crus of the diaphragm. His name is attached to several other anatomical terms: * " Angle of Treitz": sharp curve at the duodenojejunal junction. * "Treitz arch" (''plica paraduodenalis'' or paraduodenal fold): a sickle-shaped fold of

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 meso ...

that forms the anterior boundary of the paraduodenal recess. * "Treitz fascia": fascia behind the head 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 ...

. * "Treitz fossa": subcaecal fossa, a depression in the peritoneum extending posterior to the

caecum The cecum or caecum is a pouch within the peritoneum that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine. It is typically located on the right side of the body (the same side of the body as the appendix, to which it is joined). The wo ...

. * "Treitz hernia": a duodenojejunal hernia; a hernia in the subperitoneal tissues.Medical definition
(eponyms)

References

* Biographical information based on a translation of the equivalent article from the German Wikipedia, including: *
ADB: Treitz, Wenzel
@ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie {{DEFAULTSORT:Treitz, Vaclav 1819 births 1872 deaths People from Beroun District Suicides by cyanide poisoning Pathologists from Austria-Hungary Physicians from the Austrian Empire Academic staff of Charles University 1870s suicides Suicides in Austria-Hungary