Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers Explained

Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers (4 February 1808 – 5 July 1872) was a French surgeon who was a native of Paris.

In 1837 he received his medical doctorate, and later was a professor of surgery and anatomy in Paris.

Denonvilliers was a pioneer of facial reconstructive surgery. In 1856 he independently performed the second Z-plasty operation for treatment of lower lid ectropion,[1] after Horner in 1837.[2] He is credited for providing the first description of the rectoprostatic fascia, which is sometimes called "Denonvilliers' fascia". Also, another name for the puboprostatic ligament is "Denonvilliers' ligament".

With Auguste Bérard (1802-1846) and Léon Athanase Gosselin (1815-1887), he was co-author of the three-volume Compendium de chirurgie pratique (1845-1861).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ivy . R. H.. Who originated the Z-plasty? (Charles Pierre Denonvilliers) . Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery . Hagerstown, MD . January 1971 . 47 . 1 . 67–72 . 4924438 . 10.1097/00006534-197101000-00013.
  2. Borges . A. F.. The original Z-plasty . British Journal of Plastic Surgery . July 1973 . 26 . 3 . 237–246 . 4580014 . 10.1016/0007-1226(73)90008-8. free .
  3. http://www.whonamedit.com/person_bibliography/3233/ Bibliography