Joseph Gensoul
Joseph Gensoul (1 August 1797, Lyon – 11 May 1858) was a French surgeon.[1] He was a pioneer of ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological, oral and maxillofacial surgery.[2]
He studied at Lyon and Paris, earning his doctorate in 1824. In 1826 he was appointed chief surgeon at the Hôtel-Dieu of Lyon.[3]
He is remembered for introducing corneal cauterization, and is credited for making improvements in regards to techniques in rhinoplastic and cleft palate surgery. He also developed a cautery process for varices and a catheterization procedure for applying silver nitrate into the nasal canal.[2][4][5]
Writings
- Lettre chirurgicale sur quelques maladies graves du sinus maxillaire et de l'os maxillaire inférieur, 1823 - Surgical paper on some serious diseases of the maxillary sinus and inferior maxillary bone.
- Essai sur la réunion immédiate des plaies après l'amputation des membres, 1824 - Essay on the immediate cauterization of wounds after amputation.
- Sur le mécanisme de la vision, 1851 - On the mechanics of vision.[6]
References
- ↑ IDREF.fr (bibliography)
- 1 2 NCBI Joseph Gensoul and the earliest illustrated operations for maxillary sinus carcinoma.
- ↑ System of surgery, Volume 1 by Frederic Shepard Dennis, John Shaw Billings
- ↑ The American Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Ophthalmology, Volume 7 edited by Casey Albert Wood
- ↑ New Elements of Operative Surgery: with atlas Volume 444, Issue 1835 by Alfred Velpeau
- ↑ WorldCat Search (publications)
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