title: Raoul Palmer: a maker of fate.
abstract: The privilege of old age is to possess a synthetic view over the past and to appreciate the evolution of decisive and determinative episodes in various clinical fields. In my lifetime as a gynaecologist and obstetrician, I have witnessed wide changes in contraception, epidural anaesthesia in obstetrics, IVF, and so on ... Each time, these revolutions were sustained by men and women of exceptional stature. One such revolution concerned the introduction of laparoscopy into clinical practice. To this end, I wish to tell the story of one of my professors who was a determined pioneer in its development.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Marignan, 8 Rue de Marignan, 75008 Paris, France. jeancoh@club-internet.fr
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000266:history*