Germanicus Mirault

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Germanicus Mirault
Born1796
DiedJanuary 19, 1879(1879-01-19) (aged 82)
Nationality French
Scientific career
Fields Surgery

Germanicus Mirault was a French surgeon who pioneered cleft lip surgery.

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Early life

Germanicus Mirault was born in Angers on either 29 February or 1 March 1796 (1796 was a leap year). [1] [2] [3] His father and grandfather were also surgeons, with his father specialising in ophthalmology. [2]

Education

Mirault first began studying medicine under his father in 1814. [2] Moving to Paris to continue his studies, he presented his thesis in 1823 on keratitis. [2] [4]

Medical career

Together with Joseph-François Malgaigne, Mirault introduced flap transposition for cleft-lip closure. [5] [6] In 1935, this work was championed by Victor Veau, who stated "Mirault is the genius of cleft lip surgery". [7] He made other key contributions to maxillofacial surgical procedures, including the first ligature of a human lingual artery in 1833 and pioneering a method of temporary occlusion of the eyelids when correcting a post-burn ectropion, which is still in use today. [1] [8]

Awards

Mirault was awarded by the Académie des Sciences in 1869 for his work on eyelid surgery. [1]

Death

Mirault died on 19 January 1879 in Angers. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dupoirieux, L; Penneau, M (1996). "The contribution of Germanicus Mirault to maxillofacial surgery in general and to surgery of the cleft lip in particular". Revue de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale. 97 (4): 195–201. PMID   8927924.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mirault, Germanicus (1976). "Commentary By Dr. Robert H. Ivy". Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 57 (4): 506–7. doi:10.1097/00006534-197604000-00017.
  3. 1 2 "Mirault Germanicus", Académie Nationale de Médecine Members, Académie Nationale de Médecine , retrieved October 7, 2013
  4. Mirault, Germanicus & Faculté de médecine de Paris (1823). Dissertation sur l'anatomie et l'inflammation de la cornée transparente. Paris, France: Imprimerie de Didot le Jeune.
  5. Millard Jr, Ralph (1976). Cleft Craft: the Evolution of its Surgery; vol 1. Boston, MA, USA: Little, Brown & Co.
  6. Mirault G. Deux lettres sur l'operation du bec-delievre. J Chir. 1844;2:257.
  7. Veau V. Bec de Lievre. Hypothese sur la malformation initiale. Ann Anat Pathol Paris. 1935;12:389.
  8. Mirault, Germanicus (1871). De l'occlusion chirurgicale temporaire des paupières dans le traitement de l'ectropion cicatriciel [Texte imprimé]. Paris, France: Imprimerie de P. Lachèse, Belleuvre et Dolbeau.