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Exploratory Celiotomy in 1474 ad: Brief Case Report

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In 1474 ad a prisoner in Paris underwent an exploratory celiotomy to ascertain the cause of abdominal “colic.” The patient recovered.

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  1. JF Malgaigne (1965) NoChapterTitle WB Hamby (Eds) Surgery and Ambroise Pare University of Oklahoma Press Norman, OK 151–152

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  1. Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, California 90033, USA

    Arthur J. Donovan M.D.

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Donovan, A. Exploratory Celiotomy in 1474 ad: Brief Case Report. World J. Surg. 28, 512 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-004-7368-6

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