[Surgical treatment of madness].
In this article we present the denominated "Madness Operation", a quirurgical procedure that had been world wide dissemination in the XVI and XVII century. Therefore, we comment and detail those painting works that Flemish and Dutch masters illustrated such operation.
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Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva, Hospital General de México, México, D.F.
Chávez
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Martínez
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Gómez
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del Vecchyo
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