- Jacques Guillemeau
Jacques Guillemeau (1550 - 1613) was a French
surgeon fromOrleans . He is credited for making pioneer contributions in the fields ofobstetrics andophthalmology .He was a surgeon at
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris , and a favored student ofAmbroise Paré (1510-1590), who was also his father-in-law. Guillemeau, like Paré, was a surgeon to French royalty.In 1584 Guillemeau published "Traite des maladies de l'oeil" (Treatise of Eye Diseases), which is considered to be one of the best
Renaissance -era works in ophthalmic medicine. He is also credited for providing the first description concerning repair of palpebralcoloboma , aneyelid defect he referred to as "paupieres accurcies".In 1609 he published a work on obstetrics titled "De l 'heureux accouchement des femmes", in which he first described a method of assisted
breech delivery that was later popularized by other physicians, and sometimes goes by the name of "Mauriceau-Smellie-Veit maneuver". Guillemeau was a practitioner of thepodalic version for use in cases ofplacenta praevia , a procedure that was earlier revived by Ambroise Paré.Other noted publications by Guillemeau include "Tables Anatomiques" and "La Chirurgie Française".
References
* [http://www.ilab.org/db/detail.php?lang=ru&membernr=1133&ordernr=8BOHJBBEJ95A ILAB.org, Brief essay on "Traité des maladies de lóeil"]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=5MXZeWalTCIC&pg=RA1-PA77&lpg=RA1-PA77&dq=Guillemeau+obstetrics&source=web&ots=StjemkX3CV&sig=YrBWHCWVQM27PEgDA7xP72XGfGA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result Obstetrics and Gynecology: A History and Iconography]
* [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2023.html "Mauriceau-Levret manipulation"] @Who Named It
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=73AEtDaG2RsC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=Guillemeau+Mauriceau+breech&source=web&ots=h8X8DsYyqw&sig=mfmCfp_a3eMMolYvBqvrnUbJeZk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result Milestones in Midwifery]
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