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. [1]
Denonvilliers was a pioneer of facial reconstructive surgery. In 1856 he independently performed the second Z-plasty operation for treatment of lower lid ectropion, [2] after Horner in 1837. [3] He is credited for providing the first description of the rectoprostatic fascia, which is sometimes called "Denonvilliers' fascia". [4] Also, another name for the puboprostatic ligament is "Denonvilliers' ligament". [5]
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). [6]
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. [1]
Denonvilliers was a pioneer of facial reconstructive surgery. In 1856 he independently performed the second Z-plasty operation for treatment of lower lid ectropion, [2] after Horner in 1837. [3] He is credited for providing the first description of the rectoprostatic fascia, which is sometimes called "Denonvilliers' fascia". [4] Also, another name for the puboprostatic ligament is "Denonvilliers' ligament". [5]
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). [6]