Franz Kaspar Hesselbach

Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (27 January 1759 – 24 July 1816) was a German surgeon and anatomist who was a native of Hammelburg.

Franz Kaspar Hesselbach
Born27 January 1759
Hammelburg
Died24 July 1816 (1816-07-25) (aged 57)
NationalityGermany
Scientific career
Fieldssurgeon
anatomist
InfluencesKarl Kaspar von Siebold
InfluencedKonrad Johann Martin Langenbeck

He was a pupil, and later Prosector under Karl Kaspar von Siebold (1736–1807) at Würzburg. Later Hesselbach was a lecturer at Würzburg, where one of his students was Konrad Johann Martin Langenbeck (1776–1851). His son, Adam Kaspar Hesselbach (1788–1856) was also a surgeon.

As a surgeon, Hesselbach is best known for his work with hernia operations. He was the first to describe a handful of anatomical structures, such as the cribriform fascia (Hesselbach's fascia), interfoveolar ligament (Hesselbach's ligament) and the inguinal triangle (Hesselbach's triangle).

Selected writings
  • Anatomisch-chirurgische Abhandlung über den Ursprung der Leistenbrüche. Würzburg, Baumgärtner, 1806. (Hesselbach's fascia, ligament and triangle described).[1]
  • Neueste anatomisch-pathologische Untersuchungen über den Ursprung und das Fortschreiten der Leisten- und Schenkelbrüche. Würzburg, Staheliano, 1814. (Latest anatomic-pathologic investigations involving the origin and progress of inguinal and femoral ruptures).

References
  1. "Anatomisch-chirurgische Abhandlung über den Ursprung der Leistenbrüche". Wellcome Library. Retrieved 2020-06-11.


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