sigaultean

Updated: May 21, 2025

In 1777 Sigault first proposed the operation on the living, and Ferrara was the one to carry out, practically, the proposition, although Sigault is generally considered to be the first symphysiotormist, and the procedure is very generally known as the "Sigaultean operation."

George M. (George Milbrey) Gould - Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine