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  • Title: Eponyms in esophageal surgery, part 2.
    Author: Herbella FA, Matone J, Del Grande JC.
    Journal: Dis Esophagus; 2005; 18(1):4-16. PubMed ID: 15773835.
    Abstract:
    Eponyms in medicine are frequently criticized because they may not represent the person who first described a syndrome or disease. Although eponyms are very commonly used, most readers are probably unaware of who it was that named the diseases and whether the original description of the disease still corresponds to the modern definition. The 10 most common eponyms in esophageal diseases were revisited. The men and the disease behind Barrett's esophagus, Boerhaave's syndrome, Mallory-Weiss syndrome, Cameron ulcer, Schatzki ring, Paterson-Kelly syndrome, Plummer-Vinson, Chagas's disease, Zenker diverticulum and Killian diverticulum are reviewed here.
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