%0 Journal Article
%T Pierre Franco (1505
%A Christos Damaskos
%A Demetrios Korres
%A Georgios Androutsos
%A Gerasimos Tsourouflis
%A Konstantinos Markatos
%A Marianna Karamanou
%A Nikolaos Garmpis
%J Surgical Innovation
%@ 1553-3514
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1553350618812280
%X Pierre Franco (1505-1578) was a brilliant surgeon of the Renaissance, a contemporary of Ambroise Par¨¦. He made an impact on the history of surgery with his innovative approaches in the treatment of hernia, lithotomy, and the use of the suprapubic incision. The purpose of this study is to present a detailed account of his work, innovations, and achievements as well as the impact he made on the surgery of the Renaissance
%K Pierre Franco
%K hernia surgery
%K lithotomy
%K history of surgery
%K Renaissance surgery
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1553350618812280