Gunther Operation

Günther, Hugo Paul Sigismund Victor (Günther) (June 17, 1903 - February 5, 1991) - German neurosurgeon, professor of medicine (since 1944), emeritus professor at the Institute of Human Anatomy at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Scientific activities are devoted to the problems of topical diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors.

Günther was born in Basel into a Jewish family. In 1927 he received his doctorate in medicine, writing a dissertation on the brain; The first symptoms of progressive paralysis forced Günther to stop practicing medicine and move permanently to Berlin, where he began to work intensively in neurology. Gunther's study of the physiology and topography of the brain helped him make contributions to anatomy as a science, which greatly influenced the development of neurological science.

Gunther's procedure for treating cerebral aneurysm is one of the most important surgical procedures for various brain injuries. This is an emergency procedure that must be performed in a completely sterile operating room. Gunther's operation is performed by a surgeon to exclude from the bloodstream an area subject to high pressure that can lead to rupture of the aorta, namely aneurysms or hemorrhages. The purpose of this operation is to prevent the cerebral arteries from leaving the vessel walls due to injury. The purpose of the operation is