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Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (1759–1816): Anatomist and Surgeon

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Although the term Hesselbach’s triangle is used in everyday general surgical practice, little is written and known regarding the life of the early surgical pioneer for whom it is named. The present paper reviews the life of the German Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (1759–1816) and his contributions to the anatomical sciences and practice of surgery.

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  1. Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South ACC 400, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs & W. Jerry Oakes

  2. Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    R. Shane Tubbs & Kevin O. Tubbs

  3. University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Walter B. Gribben

  4. Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies

    Marios Loukas

  5. Tuberculosis and Lung Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgah Street, Tabriz, 51884, Iran

    Mohammadali M. Shoja

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Tubbs, R.S., Gribben, W.B., Loukas, M. et al. Franz Kaspar Hesselbach (1759–1816): Anatomist and Surgeon. World J Surg 32, 2527–2529 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-008-9703-9

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