title: [Raphaël-Bienvenu Sabatier (1732-1811). Celebrated surgeon and forerunner of urology].
abstract: The authors sketch the portrait of Sabatier, a famous surgeon and academic, who made a major contribution to the development of urology and to its recognition as an autonomous medical discipline, by means of his lectures and publications. In particular, they describe Sabatier's concepts concerning urinary retention.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie, Faculté de Médecine de l'Université d'Athènes, Grèce.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalofoutis
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Raphaël-Bienvenu Sabatier (1732-1811). Célèbre chirurgien et précurseur de l'urologie.