title: Exploratory celiotomy in 1474 AD: brief case report.
abstract: In 1474 ad a prisoner in Paris underwent an exploratory celiotomy to ascertain the cause of abdominal "colic." The patient recovered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. adonovan@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Arthur J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Donovan
mesh_terms: D003085:Colic / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D049668:History, 15th Century; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D010297:Paris; D011329:Prisoners