Wilms
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Max Wilms (1867-1918) was a prominent German surgeon and professor at Heidelberg, known for his classical works on teratoid tumors of the ovaries and testes, mixed tumors, and kidney tumors. He was particularly recognized as a clinician for his original research on obstructions, and his textbook of general surgery, co-authored with Wullstein, was widely used and translated into Russian.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
Wilms, Max (Max Wilms, 1867-1918), prominent German surgeon, a student of Trendelenburg. From 1910 he was professor of surgical clinic in Heidelberg. Throughout his activities and works, W.'s extensive knowledge in pathological anatomy is noticeable; Wilms' works on teratoid tumors of the ovaries and testes, works on mixed tumors, and works on kidney tumors are classical. As a clinician, Wilms is particularly known for his original works on obstruction. All Russian surgeons are familiar with his textbook of general surgery, which W. wrote together with Wullstein. Both the original German edition and the Russian translation of the book went through many editions; in 1928 the manual is again published in Russian. The main works of W.: "Dermoidcysten und Teratome", Deutsches Archiv f. klinische Medizin, Vol. LV, 1894; "Uber teratoide Geschwulste des Hodens", Beitrage zur pathologischen Anatomie, Vol. XIX, 1895; "Die Mischgeschwulste", Lpz., 1899; W. together with L. Wullstein: "Lehrbuch der Chirurgie", Vol. I-III, 8th ed., Jena, 1923.
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“Wilms.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/wilms/