Alessandro Codivilla

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Alessandro Codivilla (1861–1912) was an Italian surgeon.

He was associated with early forms of pancreaticoduodenectomy[1][2] and traction.[3][4]

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  1. ^ A. Codivilla. Rendiconto statistico della sezione chirurgica dell'ospedale di Imola. 1898.
  2. ^ synd/3492 at Who Named It
  3. ^ Peltier LF (1969). "The role of Alessandro Codivilla in the development of skeletal traction". J Bone Joint Surg Am 51 (7): 1433. PMID 4898579. 
  4. ^ Codivilla, Alessandro (1905). "On the means of lengthening in the lower limbs, the muscles, and tissues which are shortened through deformity.". American Journal of Orthopedics Surgery" 2: 353. 
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