Alexis Littré
French physician and anatomist
About Alexis Littré
Lived 1658 – 1725 (aged 66). Alexis Littré was a French physician, university teacher, non-fiction writer, anatomist and surgeon.
Alexis Littre (17 July 1654
He also described the mucous urethral glands of the male urethra. These structures were to become known as "Littre's glands", and their inflammation is sometimes called "littreitis".
In his 1710 treatise Diverses observations anatomiques, Littre was the first to suggest the possibility of performing a lumbar colostomy for an obstruction of the colon.
Jean Louis Petit was one of his students. So was Jacques-Bénigne Winslow in 1707. He died in Paris.
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Who was Alexis Littré?
French physician and anatomist (1654-1725)
When was Alexis Littré born?
Alexis Littré was born on 21 July 1658 in Cordes-sur-Ciel.
When did Alexis Littré die?
Alexis Littré died on 3 February 1725 in Paris.
What was Alexis Littré's occupation?
Alexis Littré was a physician, university teacher, non-fiction writer, anatomist and surgeon.
What nationality was Alexis Littré?
Alexis Littré was French.
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