Felix Legueu
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Felix Legueu was a French urologist and gynecologist who was born in Angers
. He was a clinical professor in Paris
and a surgeon
at Hôpital Necker. He was a member of the Académie de Médecine.
Legueu was a highly regarded surgeon involving genitourinary disorders. In 1913 he described a surgical technique concerning vesicovaginal fistula
e (VVF). A VVF is an abnormal passageway between the bladder
and vagina
. Today, the Dittel-Forgue-Legueu operation is sometimes used for closure of vesicovaginal fistulae. This surgical procedure is named in conjunction with Drs. Dittel
and Forgue. A few modern surgical instruments bear Legueu's name, such as the Legueu bladder retractor and the Legueu bladder
spatula.
Angers
Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
. He was a clinical professor in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and a surgeon
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...
at Hôpital Necker. He was a member of the Académie de Médecine.
Legueu was a highly regarded surgeon involving genitourinary disorders. In 1913 he described a surgical technique concerning vesicovaginal fistula
Vesicovaginal fistula
Vesicovaginal fistula is a subtype of female urogenital fistula .-Presentation:VVF is an abnormal fistulous tract extending between the bladder and the vagina that allows the continuous involuntary discharge of urine into the vaginal vault....
e (VVF). A VVF is an abnormal passageway between the bladder
Urinary bladder
The urinary bladder is the organ that collects urine excreted by the kidneys before disposal by urination. A hollow muscular, and distensible organ, the bladder sits on the pelvic floor...
and vagina
Vagina
The vagina is a fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the...
. Today, the Dittel-Forgue-Legueu operation is sometimes used for closure of vesicovaginal fistulae. This surgical procedure is named in conjunction with Drs. Dittel
Leopold Ritter von Dittel
Leopold Ritter von Dittel was an Austrian urologist who was born in Fulnek, which is now located in the Czech Republic....
and Forgue. A few modern surgical instruments bear Legueu's name, such as the Legueu bladder retractor and the Legueu bladder
Urinary bladder
The urinary bladder is the organ that collects urine excreted by the kidneys before disposal by urination. A hollow muscular, and distensible organ, the bladder sits on the pelvic floor...
spatula.
Written works
- Traite medico-chirurgical de gynecologie. (1898), with Frédéric Labadie-LagraveFrédéric Labadie-LagraveFrédéric Labadie-Lagrave was a French physician born in the department of Lot-et-Garonne.He studied medicine in Paris, where in 1873 he earned his doctorate. In 1879 he became médecin des hôpitaux in Paris...
(1844–1917) - Traité chirurgical d'urologie. (1910)
- Exploration radiographique de l'appareil urinaire (1913), with Edmond Papin & G. Maingot
- Cliniques de Necker (1917)
- La pyéloscopie (1927), with Pierre Truchot
- L'urologue Félix Legueu étudie l'hypertrophie prostatique (1937)
- Precis d'Urologie (1937), with Edmond Papin