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Armand Trousseau

1801–1867

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Armand Trousseau was born in the early 1800s and was a major figure in clinical medicine in France. He was indeed a great academician and teacher. The clinical sign which has been named for him helps to aid in the diagnosis of hypocalcaemia. His powers of close clinical observation led him to understand the pathophysiology of tetany demonstrated by the temporary vascular occlusion of the upper extremity. His legacy and name lives on in clinical medicine, specifically endocrinology, because of this clinical sign.

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  1. General Surgery, New York Hospital Weill-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Maureen Daly Moore MD, BS

  2. Division of Endocrine Surgery, General Surgery, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, 1300 York Avenue, 10065, New York, NY, USA

    Thomas J. Fahey III MD

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  1. Divisions of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Janice L. Pasieka

  2. Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    James A. Lee

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Moore, M., Fahey, T. (2015). Armand Trousseau. In: Pasieka, J., Lee, J. (eds) Surgical Endocrinopathies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13662-2_29

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