Claude Couinaud (12 February 1922, in
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; 'Neuilly-on-Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is an urban Communes of France, commune in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department just west of Paris in France. Immediately adjacent to the city, north of the ...
– 4 May 2008, in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
) was a French surgeon and anatomist who made significant contributions in the field of
hepatobiliary surgery. He is best known for his detailed anatomic studies of the liver and was the first to describe its
segmental anatomy. These anatomic facts permitted the development of
hepatectomies.
His book ''Le Foie: Études anatomiques et chirurgicales''
stands as the seminal work on hepatobiliary surgery and anatomy of the 20th century.
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1922 births
People from Neuilly-sur-Seine
French anatomists
2008 deaths
Liver surgeons
20th-century French surgeons
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