Jacques Guillemeau
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Jacques Guillemeau was a French surgeon
from Orléans
. He is credited for making pioneer contributions in the fields of obstetrics
and ophthalmology
.
He was a surgeon at Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
, and a favored student of Ambroise Paré
(1510–1590), who was also his father-in-law. Guillemeau, like Paré, was a surgeon to French royalty.
In 1584 Guillemeau published Traite des maladies de l'oeil (Treatise of Eye Diseases), which is considered to be one of the best Renaissance
-era works in ophthalmic medicine. He is also credited for providing the first description concerning repair of palpebral
coloboma
, an eyelid
defect he referred to as paupieres accurcies.
In 1609 he published a work on obstetrics titled De l'heureux accouchement des femmes, in which he first described a method of assisted breech delivery that was later popularized by other physicians, and sometimes goes by the name of "Mauriceau-Smellie-Veit maneuver". Guillemeau was a practitioner of the podalic version
for use in cases of placenta praevia
, a procedure that was earlier revived by Ambroise Paré.
Other noted publications by Guillemeau include Tables Anatomiques and La Chirurgie Française.
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
from Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
. He is credited for making pioneer contributions in the fields of obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
and ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
.
He was a surgeon at Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
The Hôtel-Dieu de Paris is regarded as the oldest hospital in the city of Paris, France, and is the most central of the Assistance publique - hôpitaux de Paris hospitals. The hospital is linked to the Faculté de Médecine Paris-Descartes...
, and a favored student of Ambroise Paré
Ambroise Paré
Ambroise Paré was a French surgeon. He was the great official royal surgeon for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III and is considered as one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology. He was a leader in surgical techniques and battlefield medicine, especially the...
(1510–1590), who was also his father-in-law. Guillemeau, like Paré, was a surgeon to French royalty.
In 1584 Guillemeau published Traite des maladies de l'oeil (Treatise of Eye Diseases), which is considered to be one of the best Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
-era works in ophthalmic medicine. He is also credited for providing the first description concerning repair of palpebral
Eyelid
An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects an eye. With the exception of the prepuce and the labia minora, it has the thinnest skin of the whole body. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle retracts the eyelid to "open" the eye. This can be either voluntarily or involuntarily...
coloboma
Coloboma
A coloboma is a hole in one of the structures of the eye, such as the iris, retina, choroid or optic disc...
, an eyelid
Eyelid
An eyelid is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects an eye. With the exception of the prepuce and the labia minora, it has the thinnest skin of the whole body. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle retracts the eyelid to "open" the eye. This can be either voluntarily or involuntarily...
defect he referred to as paupieres accurcies.
In 1609 he published a work on obstetrics titled De l'heureux accouchement des femmes, in which he first described a method of assisted breech delivery that was later popularized by other physicians, and sometimes goes by the name of "Mauriceau-Smellie-Veit maneuver". Guillemeau was a practitioner of the podalic version
Podalic version
Podalic version is an obstetric procedure wherein the fetus is turned within the womb such that one or both feet present through the cervix during childbirth. It is used most often in cases where the fetus lies transversely or in another abnormal position in the womb...
for use in cases of placenta praevia
Placenta praevia
Placenta praevia is an obstetric complication in which the placenta is attached to the uterine wall close to or covering the cervix. It can sometimes occur in the later part of the first trimester, but usually during the second or third. It is a leading cause of antepartum haemorrhage...
, a procedure that was earlier revived by Ambroise Paré.
Other noted publications by Guillemeau include Tables Anatomiques and La Chirurgie Française.