[The Bourdaloue urinal in all its forms].
The author draws the attention of his urologist as well as nonurologist colleagues to the "Bourdaloue" urinal describing its dual aspect of a utilitarian and artistic object. A rapid study situates it in its particular historical context and in the more general context of urine collection bottles.
Mathieu
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Service d'Urologie, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
D002516:Ceramics; D004867:Equipment Design; D005602:France; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D014038:Toilet Facilities / Q000266:history*