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Nuevo método de operar en la hernia crural.

Publication Details

Madrid: vda. Ibarra, 1793 CE.

Description of Gimbernat’s operation for strangulated femoral hernia. In the same work he also described the ligament in the crural arch named after him. Gimbernat was a pioneer in ophthalmology, vascular surgery, and urology. English translation as A New Method of Operating for the Femoral Hernia, translated by T. Beddoes, London, 1795. For biographical note, see N. M. Matheson, Brit. med. Bull., 1945, 3, 238-39. Digital facsimile of the 1793 edition from Biblioteca Virtual de la  Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia, España at this link.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#3579
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4182
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLnuevo-mtodo-de-operar-en-la-hernia-crural

Geographic Context

Publication place: Madrid

Mentioned in annotation: London