Williams Operation

Williams Operative Path or Vilmaa's Operation (d.i. Williams, 07/22/1880 - 04/09/1932) is one of the most complex operations in urology, used in the treatment of cancer of the bladder and prevesical tissue.

Background and History * In the 19th century, there were many causes for diseases of the sphincter, bladder neck and urethra. Cancer most often affected the area at an angle to the frenulum of the penis. The difficulty in treating this disease lay in diagnosing it in the early stages. For 50 years, doctors refused to recognize his urological pathology. This disease was treated as skin inflammation. Urologist James Ross was surprised to discover that a malignant tumor can even appear in the stomach. Back then, doctors could only cut out the walls of the bladder or sanitize the walls of the intestinal tumor. The diagnosis was made late because after surgery the risk of cancer spreading beyond the urinary system increased. Patients often remained nonviable after Wilma's operation.

D. Wilmm worked as a laboratory assistant. After the publication of the diagnosis of colon cancer in 1862, a crisis arose in the treatment of this dangerous disease. But the man didn’t know what exactly was wrong. The discovery of cancer was accidental. When analyzing a biopsy of a cancerous skin node, he identified the presence of atypical cells. Only 8 years later he published his monograph in the clinic, written on research on a cancer patient. Later she was awarded a prize of 5 thousand francs.