title: [Pierre Franco (1505-1578): famous surgeon and lithotomist of the 16th century].
abstract: Pierre Franco, creator of suprapubic lithotomy cataract operation and surgical repair of hernia with preservation of the testis, is considered to be one of the greatest surgeons of the Renaissance and a forerunner of urology.
authors.affiliation: Histoire de la Médecine, Faculté de Médecine, Université d'Ioannina, Grèce. paris48@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D049669:History, 16th Century; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation