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Gabriele Fallopio (1523–1562) and his contributions to the development of medicine and anatomy

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Gabriele Fallopio was one of the greatest anatomists of the sixteenth century. He discovered and named numerous parts of the human body. His name survives to this day as it is associated with several anatomical structures including the Fallopian canal, Fallopian hiatus, Fallopian valve, Fallopian muscle, and the Fallopian tube.

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Our current knowledge of human anatomy is based on giants such as Fallopio. His contributions to neuroanatomy laid the foundations for the development of this discipline.

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  1. Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    M. M. Mortazavi & C. J. Griessenauer

  2. Division of Neurological Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Alabama, JFL 400 Bld, 1600 7th Ave South, Birmingham, AL, USA

    N. Adeeb, B. Latif, A. Deep & R. S. Tubbs

  3. Division of Neurological Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

    K. Watanabe & T. Fukushima

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Mortazavi, M.M., Adeeb, N., Latif, B. et al. Gabriele Fallopio (1523–1562) and his contributions to the development of medicine and anatomy. Childs Nerv Syst 29, 877–880 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1921-7

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