Editing Thomas Mann (section)

===Death===
Following his 80th birthday, Mann went on vacation to [[Noordwijk]] in the Netherlands. On 18 July 1955, he began to experience pain and unilateral swelling in his left leg. The condition of [[thrombophlebitis]] was diagnosed by Dr. Mulders from Leiden and confirmed by Dr. [[Wilhelm Löffler (doctor)|Wilhelm Löffler]]. Mann was transported to a Zürich hospital, but soon developed a state of [[shock (circulatory)|shock]]. On 12 August 1955, he died.<ref name=Bollinger1999>Bollinger A. [The death of Thomas Mann: consequence of erroneous angiologic diagnosis?]. ''[[Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift]]'', 1999; 149(2–4):30–32. {{PMID|10378317}}</ref> Postmortem, his condition was found to have been misdiagnosed. The pathologic diagnosis, made by Christoph Hedinger, showed he had actually suffered a perforated [[iliac artery (disambiguation)|iliac artery]] [[aneurysm]] resulting in a [[retroperitoneal]] [[hematoma]], compression and [[thrombosis]] of the iliac vein. (At that time, lifesaving vascular surgery had not been developed.<ref name=Bollinger1999 />) On 16 August 1955, Thomas Mann was buried in the Kilchberg village cemetery.<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 29777). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref>