ABSTRACT
This paper by Mauro Sasdelli describes the dawn and the development of nephrology first in Bologna, where Sasdelli studied in the nineteen-sixties, and later in Arezzo; the author tells us of the dedication, the enthusiasm, the hard work of all involved, but also of their conflicts and banter. The paper describes the important contributions to nephrology made by prominent personalities such as Domenico Campanacci, Vittorio Bonomini and Pietro Zucchelli, not only at a local level but also more broadly. Finally, text and images of this "personal history" can also be read as the integration of an article published on this same journal in 2016, "The dawn of Nephrology and Dialysis in Bologna with Vittorio Bonomini and Pietro Zucchelli" (Giornale Italiano di Nefrologia, vol. 33, n. 4).
Subject(s)
Nephrology/trends , Humans , ItalySubject(s)
Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/complications , Glucocorticoids/pharmacology , Mycophenolic Acid/therapeutic use , Nephrotic Syndrome/drug therapy , Biopsy , Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/diagnosis , Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental/drug therapy , Humans , Kidney/pathology , Nephrotic Syndrome/diagnosis , Nephrotic Syndrome/etiology , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
In Italy, Nephrology and Dialysis born in the 50s. Among the protagonists of those years, there were Vittorio Bonomini and Pietro Zucchelli. In Bologna, they created a school of nephrology of national and international importance that generated many distinguished pupils. In the 60-70s, the author joined the school as student, then as assistant. He describes university life at the time of one of the last barons, Domenico Campanacci. Moreover, it is illustrated the adventurous birth and development of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, under the guidance of Bonomini and Zucchelli. This article pays tribute to those two masters of nephrology and charismatic geniuses who founded our society.
