Gazi Yasargil: A microsurgical legacy beyond neurosurgery

IF 2 3区医学 Q2 SURGERY

Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI:10.1016/j.bjps.2025.07.003

Forrest Bohler , Kongkrit Chaiyasate , Jesse C. Selber

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Abstract

The recent passing of Dr. Gazi Yasargil, widely regarded as the father of modern microneurosurgery, represents a profound loss for all surgical disciplines influenced by microsurgical innovation. Yasargil’s groundbreaking introduction of the surgical microscope and development of specialized instruments, including the Leyla retractor and Yasargil aneurysm clip, revolutionized operative precision and safety far beyond neurosurgery. His meticulous techniques and visionary approach laid the essential groundwork for modern plastic and reconstructive microsurgery, enabling advances in free tissue transfer, nerve coaptation, and complex reconstructions. More than a technical pioneer, Yasargil was a dedicated teacher whose influence endures through thousands of surgeons trained under his mentorship. As beneficiaries of his innovations, the plastic surgery community joins the broader surgical world in honoring his unparalleled legacy, which continues to shape the art and science of microsurgery across specialties.

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Gazi Yasargil：超越神经外科的显微外科遗产

被广泛认为是现代显微神经外科之父的加齐·亚萨吉尔（Gazi Yasargil）医生最近去世，这对所有受显微外科创新影响的外科学科来说都是一个巨大的损失。Yasargil开创性地引入了手术显微镜，并开发了专门的仪器，包括Leyla牵开器和Yasargil动脉瘤夹，彻底改变了手术的精度和安全性，远远超出了神经外科。他细致的技术和富有远见的方法为现代整形和重建显微外科奠定了必要的基础，使自由组织移植、神经覆盖和复杂的重建取得了进展。亚萨吉尔不仅仅是一位技术先驱，他还是一位敬业的老师，在他的指导下，数千名外科医生接受了他的影响。作为他的创新的受益者，整形外科界加入了更广泛的外科世界，以纪念他无与伦比的遗产，继续塑造跨专业的显微外科艺术和科学。

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Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 医学-外科

CiteScore

3.10

自引率

11.10%

发文量

578

审稿时长

3.5 months

期刊介绍： JPRAS An International Journal of Surgical Reconstruction is one of the world''s leading international journals, covering all the reconstructive and aesthetic aspects of plastic surgery. The journal presents the latest surgical procedures with audit and outcome studies of new and established techniques in plastic surgery including: cleft lip and palate and other heads and neck surgery, hand surgery, lower limb trauma, burns, skin cancer, breast surgery and aesthetic surgery.