Émile Auguste Forgue (29 December 1860 – 1 February 1943) was a French surgeon. In 1893 he received his medical doctorate from the

University of Montpellier The University of Montpellier () is a public university, public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous opera ...

with the thesis ''Distribution des racines motrices dans les muscles des membres''.Most widely held works by Emile Auguste Forgue
WorldCat Identities In 1896 he obtained his

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for surgery, and later on, became a professor of operative medicine (1891–1930) and clinical surgery (from 1895) at Montpellier. In 1899 he became a correspondent member of the

Académie de Médecine An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

. In 1924 he was appointed director of the Centre anticancéreux de Montpellier. With urologists Leopold Ritter von Dittel and Felix Legueu, the "Dittel-Forgue-Legueu operation" is named, a procedure used for closure of

vesicovaginal fistula Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is a subtype of female urogenital fistula (UGF). Presentation Vesicovaginal fistula, or VVF, is an abnormal fistulous tract extending between the bladder ('' vesica'') and the vagina that allows the continuous involu ...

Selected works

* ''Traité de thérapeutique chirurgicale'', 1892 (with

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) – Treatise of surgical therapy. * ''Guide pratique du médecin dans les accidents du travail, suites médicales et judiciaires'', 1905 – Practical guide for the physician in regards to occupational accidents, medical and legal actions. * ''Le diverticule de Meckel (appendice de l'iléon) son rôle dans la pathologie et la thérapeutique abdominales'', 1907 –

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(appendice of the

ileum The ileum () is the final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms posterior intestine or distal intestine may ...

) its role in pathology and abdominal therapy. * ''Précis de pathologie externe'', 1908 – Specifics of external pathology. * ''Gynécologie'', 1916 –

Gynaecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the female reproductive system. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, which focuses on pre ...

. * ''Théophraste Renaudot, créateur du journalisme en France : une grande figure de l'école médicale de Montpellier'', 1927 –

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, creator of journalism in France: a great figure of the medical school of Montpellier. * ''La rachianesthésie, sa valeur et sa place actuelle dans la pratique'', 1930 –

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, its value and its present place in practice. * ''Précis d'anesthésie chirurgicale; anesthésies générale, rachidienne, locale'', 1934 – Precise surgical anesthesia; general anesthesia, spinal, local. * ''Les pestiférés de Saint-Jean d'Acre et de Jaffa : un épisode de la vie de Desgenettes : expédition d'Egypte'', 1938 – The plague of

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and

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: an episode in the life of

René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes René-Nicolas Dufriche, baron Desgenettes (23 May 1762, Alençon – 3 February 1837, Paris) was a French military doctor. He was chief doctor to the French army in Egypt and at Waterloo. Life Early life Son of a lawyer at the Parliament o ...

: Egyptian expedition. * ''Les "pièges" de la chirurgie en diagnostic et thérapeutique; erreurs et fautes ou faits présumés tels, conditions et limites de la responsabilité'', 1939 – The caveats of diagnostic and therapeutic surgery; errors, mistakes or presumptions, conditions and limits of liability.Most widely held works by Emile Forgue
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forgue, Émile 1860 births 1943 deaths People from Briançon University of Montpellier alumni Academic staff of the University of Montpellier French surgeons