Topographic Anatomy and its development in Urology in the 20th Century. The work of Salvador Gil Vernet

Salvador Gil Vernet was a mid-twentieth-century Spanish anatomist and urologist who made highly significant advances in the field of urological anatomy with his studies on the topographic anatomy of the male pelvis and perineum. He was the first author in the twentieth century to precisely and accurately describe the anatomy of the external urethral sphincter, detrusor, posterior urethra and prostato-urethral musculature. In addition, his contributions to pelvic plexus neuroanatomy, with the description of the cavernous nerves and autonomic innervation of the external urethral sphincter, were used to develop a modern and less invasive surgical technique for treating urogenital disease. His research on the embryology and topographical anatomy of the prostate gland also helped him to define the first regional anatomical model of the prostate, which would act as the cornerstone for the development of current zonal anatomy. In this paper we present a summary of his most important discoveries, which have led him to be considered one of the pioneers of urological anatomy of the previous century

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Setting up a plastination laboratory at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona

Plastination is a laboratory tool used to preserve biological tissues that has been applied to morphological studies, teaching and research. The technique reduces exposure to toxic fumes and diminishes damage to anatomical preparations during their manipulation. Contrary to intuition, the basic technique of plastination does not require any significant economical investment. The technical equipment and laboratory products can be obtained with a limited budget. Moreover, facility requirements are simple and not very expensive if only the basic technique is pursued. In the present work, we report our experience in the design and setting up of a laboratory to plastinate anatomical preparations using the S10 standard technique at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. We explain the different ways we used to finance this laboratory and the cost of the facility, the technical equipment and the laboratory products. We also report the first results concerning the first anatomical preparations obtained by us (AU)

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