Ludwig Bandl

Ludwig Bandl (November 1, 1842 - August 26, 1892) was an Austrian obstetrician and gynecologist who was born in Himberg, Niederösterreich.

In 1867 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Vienna, where he studied under Karl von Braun-Fernwald (1822-1891), Joseph Hyrtl (1810-1894), and Johann von Dumreicher (1815-1880). In 1878 he became head of the department of obstetrics at the "Allgemeine Poliklinik", and in 1880 was appointed "professor extraordinarius" of obstetrics and gynecology at Vienna. Six years later Bandl attained a full professorship at Prague, but had to leave this position within a matter of weeks due to mental illness. He spent his final years institutionalized in a Vienna asylum.

Bandl is remembered for his description of the uterine contraction ring, which is sometimes referred to as the "pathologic retraction ring", or as "Bandl's ring of contraction". This ring is a constriction located at the junction of the corpus uteri and the isthmus of uterus.

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