Henri Hartmann and his operation

Specialty: Landmark Case Report

Article Type:

DOI: 10.1102/1470-5206.2008.9001

Vol 8

pages L1-L3

Henri Hartmann and his operation

Alex Hotouras

Correspondence Address: Dr Alex Hotouras, Department of General Surgery, Grantham and District Hospital, Grantham, Lincs, UK.

Email: alex007@doctors.org.uk

Hartmann's procedure, first described by the French surgeon Henri Albert Hartmann in 1921, is one of the most commonly performed operations. This paper examines the history behind this operation and assesses its significance in modern surgical practice.

Keywords Henri Hartmann; Hartmann's procedure