Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers (4 February 1808 – 5 July 1872) was a French surgeon who was a native of Paris.
In 1837 he received his medical doctorate, and later was a professor of surgery and anatomy in Paris.[1]
Denonvilliers was a pioneer of facial reconstructive surgery. In 1856 he independently performed the second Z-plasty operation for treatment of lower lid ectropion,[2] after Horner in 1837.[3] He is credited for providing the first description of the rectoprostatic fascia, which is sometimes called "Denonvilliers' fascia".[4] Also, another name for the puboprostatic ligament is "Denonvilliers' ligament".[5]
With Auguste Bérard (1802-1846) and Léon Athanase Gosselin (1815-1887), he was co-author of the three-volume Compendium de chirurgie pratique (1845-1861).[6]
^Ivy, R. H. (January 1971). "Who originated the Z-plasty? (Charles Pierre Denonvilliers)". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 47 (1). Hagerstown, MD: 67–72. doi:10.1097/00006534-197101000-00013. PMID4924438.
