Joseph Gensoul Explained

Joseph Gensoul (1 August 1797  - 11 May 1858) was a French surgeon.^[1] He was a pioneer of ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological, oral and maxillofacial surgery.^[2]

He studied at Lyon and Paris, earning his doctorate in 1824. In 1826 he was appointed chief surgeon at the Hôtel-Dieu of Lyon.^[3]

He is remembered for introducing corneal cauterization, and is credited for making improvements in regards to techniques in rhinoplastic and cleft palate surgery. He also developed a cautery process for varices and a catheterization procedure for applying silver nitrate into the nasal canal.^{[2] [4] [5]}

Writings

• Lettre chirurgicale sur quelques maladies graves du sinus maxillaire et de l'os maxillaire inférieur, 1823 - Surgical paper on some serious diseases of the maxillary sinus and inferior maxillary bone.
• Essai sur la réunion immédiate des plaies après l'amputation des membres, 1824 - Essay on the immediate cauterization of wounds after amputation.
• Sur le mécanisme de la vision, 1851 - On the mechanics of vision.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.idref.fr/128710217 IDREF.fr
2. 22843064 . 10.1007/s00405-012-2123-3 . 270 . Joseph Gensoul and the earliest illustrated operations for maxillary sinus carcinoma . 2013 . Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol . 359–62 . Tsoucalas . G . Gentimi . F . Kousoulis . AA . Karamanou . M . Androutsos . G. 1 . 24793526 .
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=IhpfDudu8mIC&pg=PA111 System of surgery, Volume 1
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=zAY1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA5357 The American Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Ophthalmology, Volume 7
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=zxcPAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA315 New Elements of Operative Surgery: with atlas Volume 444, Issue 1835
6. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AGensoul%2C+Joseph%2C&qt=hot_author WorldCat Search