LITTRÉ, Alexis (1658 – 1726)
1658 – 1726
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
1719 CE
#1215
Description de l’urèthre de l’homme.
“Littre’s glands” described.
1719 CE
#3575
Observation sur une nouvelle espèce de hernie.
“Littre’s hernia” – so named from his description of diverticulum hernia. Later Richter (No. 3578) described this condition more fully.
1732 CE
#3418
Diverses observations anatomiques.
Littré was first to suggest colostomy in intestinal obstruction – “Littré’s operation”.