Pastor's Operation

Pastor's operation is a surgical procedure developed by Czech surgeon Jan Pastorov in the first half of the 20th century. The purpose of this operation was to eliminate the abdominal wall hernia and its contents.

Pastor's operation is one of the earliest and most famous hernia repair operations. It was developed in 1911 and has since become the standard treatment for hernias in Czechoslovakia and other Eastern European countries.

The essence of the operation is that a pocket is formed through a small incision in the abdominal wall into which the contents of the hernia are placed. This pocket is then closed using a special mesh that is fixed to the edges of the incision. This allows the hernia to be repaired without the need for stitches in the skin.

Pastorova's operation is safe and effective, but requires highly qualified surgeons and correct execution of all stages of the operation. Currently, it is rarely used due to the emergence of more modern and safer methods of treating hernias.

**Pastorova** (J. Pastorova) - Czech surgeon, daughter of the outstanding surgeon Joseph Herbert Pastorova. Her mother was Charlotte Weigla, a friend of William H. Brooke and whose daughters gave her that name. She spent her early years in her mother's house, which was located not far from the Prikarovs (famous writer). Many more famous writers lived in the Prikar houses of the Pastorovs, such as Antonin Laub, Ivan Gunda and Pavel Safarik. In her youth, she became interested in art and music, practicing the piano and participating in local music competitions. However, her interests also included theater, and in 1925 she traveled to Prague to join the Women's Voice choir. Her choral singing attracted the attention of composer Vladislav Kavan, and they quickly became lovers.

The following year she married a Czech artist, but a year after the wedding she moved back to her mother's apartment and devoted herself to art. She met Ludwig Classen, an artist in the center of Prague, their love became his inspiration and the theme of his painting "Dryad", depicting the red-haired Pasturova. She also showed talent in jewelry making, creating several important works that were later discovered. After the war, she collaborated with Neruda on Czech Radio and later with Cent