Charles Dubost (surgeon)

Charles Dubost
Born1914
Died1991
NationalityFrench
OccupationSurgeon
Known forFirst abdominal aortic aneurysm resection with a homograft replacement

Charles Dubost (October 1914 – 1991) was a French surgeon who performed the first abdominal aortic aneurysm resection with a homograft replacement. Michael DeBakey later performed a similar operation with a prosthesis and named it “Dubost's operation.” He was also the first to perform a carotid endarterectomy under cardiac bypass.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Ellis, Harold (2001). A History of Surgery. Cambridge University Press. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-1841101811.
  2. ^ Friedman, Steven G. (1 April 2001). "The 50th anniversary of abdominal aortic reconstruction" (PDF). Journal of Vascular Surgery. 33 (4): 895–898. doi:10.1067/mva.2001.114924. ISSN 1097-6809. PMID 11296350.
  3. ^ Shumacker, Harris B. (1992). The Evolution of Cardiac Surgery. Indiana University Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0253352217.
  4. ^ Cooley, Denton A. (2001). "Early Development of Surgical Treatment for Aortic Aneurysms". Texas Heart Institute Journal. 28 (3): 197–199. ISSN 0730-2347. PMC 101177. PMID 11678254.