The Anatomist James Douglas (1675-1742): His Life and Scientific Work

James Douglas (1675-1742) is considered one of the most important anatomists of the eighteenth century; he introduced meticulous and scientific methods for studying human anatomy. He is known for the “pouch of Douglas,” but his contribution is much more important. He deepened our knowledge of the an...

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Autores principales: Koutsouflianiotis, Konstantinos N, Paraskevas, George K, Kalitsa, Nikoleta, Iliou, Kalliopi, Noussios, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Medical Education
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30931190
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3919
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Sumario:James Douglas (1675-1742) is considered one of the most important anatomists of the eighteenth century; he introduced meticulous and scientific methods for studying human anatomy. He is known for the “pouch of Douglas,” but his contribution is much more important. He deepened our knowledge of the anatomy of the peritoneum, located new muscles, and evolved the already recorded knowledge in a way that it could be implemented in surgery. Furthermore, he was such a famous obstetrician that even the Pope of his era admired him for his charisma.

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