Germanicus Mirault was a French surgeon who pioneered cleft lip surgery.
Germanicus Mirault | |
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| Born | 1796 |
| Died | January 19, 1879 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | French |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Surgery |
Early life
editGermanicus Mirault was born in Angers on either 29 February or 1 March 1796 (1796 was a leap year).[1][2][3] His father and grandfather were also surgeons, with his father specialising in ophthalmology.[2]
Education
editMirault first began studying medicine under his father in 1814.[2] Moving to Paris to continue his studies, he presented his thesis in 1823 on keratitis.[2][4]
Medical career
editTogether with Joseph-François Malgaigne, Mirault introduced flap transposition for cleft-lip closure.[5][6] In 1935, this work was championed by Victor Veau, who stated "Mirault is the genius of cleft lip surgery".[7] He made other key contributions to maxillofacial surgical procedures, including the first ligature of a human lingual artery in 1833 and pioneering a method of temporary occlusion of the eyelids when correcting a post-burn ectropion, which is still in use today.[1][8]
Awards
editMirault was awarded by the Académie des Sciences in 1869 for his work on eyelid surgery.[1]
Death
editMirault died on 19 January 1879 in Angers.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Dupoirieux, L; Penneau, M (1996). "The contribution of Germanicus Mirault to maxillofacial surgery in general and to surgery of the cleft lip in particular". Revue de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale. 97 (4): 195–201. PMID 8927924.
- ^ a b c d Mirault, Germanicus (1976). "Commentary By Dr. Robert H. Ivy". Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 57 (4): 506–7. doi:10.1097/00006534-197604000-00017.
- ^ a b "Mirault Germanicus", Académie Nationale de Médecine Members, Académie Nationale de Médecine, archived from the original on March 23, 2012, retrieved October 7, 2013
- ^ Mirault, Germanicus & Faculté de médecine de Paris (1823). Dissertation sur l'anatomie et l'inflammation de la cornée transparente. Paris, France: Imprimerie de Didot le Jeune.
- ^ Millard Jr, Ralph (1976). Cleft Craft: the Evolution of its Surgery; vol 1. Boston, MA, USA: Little, Brown & Co.
- ^ Mirault G. Deux lettres sur l'operation du bec-delievre. J Chir. 1844;2:257.
- ^ Veau V. Bec de Lievre. Hypothese sur la malformation initiale. Ann Anat Pathol Paris. 1935;12:389.
- ^ Mirault, Germanicus (1871). De l'occlusion chirurgicale temporaire des paupières dans le traitement de l'ectropion cicatriciel [Texte imprimé]. Paris, France: Imprimerie de P. Lachèse, Belleuvre et Dolbeau.
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