# Henri Chaput

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**Victor Alexandre Henri Chaput** (17 November 1857, [Tonnerre](/source/Tonnerre,_Yonne) – 1919) was a French surgeon who specialized in intestinal surgery.

## Biography

He studied medicine in [Paris](/source/Paris), where he received his doctorate in 1885. In 1888 he became a hospital surgeon, subsequently performing surgery at the Hôpitaux Broussais, Boucicaut, and [Lariboisièr](/source/H%C3%B4pital_Lariboisi%C3%A8re) during his career.[1]

He was at the forefront of surgical [asepsis](/source/Asepsis), advocating the use of sterile rubber ([caoutchouc](/source/Caoutchouc)) gloves during operations. He was known for his preference of [lumbar anaesthetics](/source/Spinal_anesthesia) (using [stovaine](/source/Stovaine)) instead of [general anaesthesia](/source/General_anaesthesia) for most surgical operations.[2][3][1]

## Medical terms

- Chaput's method: Surgical implantation of the [ureter](/source/Ureter) into the [intestine](/source/Intestine).[4]
- [Tillaux-Chaput fracture](/source/Tillaux-Chaput_avulsion_fracture): A fracture of the posterolateral [tibial](/source/Tibia) [epiphysis](/source/Epiphysis). Prior to Chaput's description, [Paul Jules Tillaux](/source/Paul_Jules_Tillaux) described a similar fracture involving the anteriolateral tibia (1892).[5]

## Written works

In 1898 he published a collection of [Octave Terrillon](/source/Octave_Terrillon)'s works titled "*Oeuvres*" (2 volumes). Other written efforts by Chaput include:

- *Étude expérimentale et clinique sur le mécanisme des fractures de la rotule*, 1888 – Experimental and clinical study on fractures of the [kneecap](/source/Kneecap) mechanism.
- *Technique et indications des opérations sur l'intestin, l'estomac et les voies biliaires*, 1893 – Techniques and indications of operations involving the intestine, stomach and [bile ducts](/source/Bile_ducts).
- *De l'Abouchement des uretères dans l'intestin*, 1894 – Anastomosis of the [ureters](/source/Ureter) into the intestine.
- *Thérapeutique chirurgicale des affections de l'intestin, du rectum et péritoine*, 1896 – Surgical therapy for disorders of the intestine, [rectum](/source/Rectum) and [peritoneum](/source/Peritoneum).
- *Asepsie et antisepsie chirurgicales*, 1893 (with Octave Terrillon) – Surgical asepsis and antisepsis.
- *Les fractures malléolaires du cou-de-pied et les accidents du travail*, 1907 – [Malleolar](/source/Malleolus) fractures of the instep and work-related accidents.[6]

## References

1. [Henri Victor Chaput](http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/3159.html) at [Who Named It](/source/Who_Named_It)

1. [British Medical Journal](https://books.google.com/books?id=1Rw-AQAAMAAJ&dq=laparotomy+Chaput&pg=PA715)

1. [Chaput (Henri Victor A.)](http://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/histoire/biographies/?cle=4112) biuSante

1. [Surgical diseases of the kidney and ureter including injuries ..., Volume 2](https://books.google.com/books?id=PLohAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Chaput%27s+method%22&pg=PA604) by Sir Henry Morris

1. [Tillaux' fracture](http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/3849.html) at Who Named It

1. [Most widely held works by Henri Chaput](http://worldcat.org/identities/viaf-27054762/) OCLC WorldCat

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