Georges Marion (1 June 1869, in

Fixin Fixin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne region on the Grand Crus route in eastern France. The French archaeologist Roland Martin (1912–1997) died in Fixin. Wine Fixin is one of the wine communes of Côte de Nu ...

, Côte-d'Or – 17 October 1960, in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

) was a French surgeon and

urologist Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

. In 1892 he became an interne of hospitals in

, followed by promotions as aide of

anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having it ...

(1894) and

prosector A prosector is a person with the special task of preparing a dissection for demonstration, usually in medical schools or hospitals. Many important anatomists began their careers as prosectors working for lecturers and demonstrators in anatomy and p ...

(1896). In 1897 he obtained his medical doctorate, and became chief of clinical surgery at the Hôtel-Dieu during the following year. In 1900 he was appointed ''chirurgien des hôpitaux'', and shortly afterwards attained an associate professorship at the medical faculty in Paris. His name is associated with "Marion's disease", described as a congenital obstruction of the posterior

urethra The urethra (from Greek οὐρήθρα – ''ourḗthrā'') is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus for the removal of urine from the body of both females and males. In human females and other primates, the urethra c ...

. He made contributions involving

suprapubic The hypogastrium (also called the hypogastric region or suprapubic region) is a region of the abdomen located below the umbilical region. Etymology The roots of the word ''hypogastrium'' mean "below the stomach"; the roots of ''suprapubic'' mea ...

prostatectomy Prostatectomy (from the Greek , "prostate" and , "excision") as a medical term refers to the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. This operation is done for benign conditions that cause urinary retention, as well as for pros ...

, and is credited for making modifications to

Joaquín Albarrán Joaquín Albarrán, full name Joaquin Maria Albarrán y Dominguez (May 9, 1860 – January 17, 1912) was a Cuban urologist born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba. He received the Order of the Legion of Honour of France. Biography He studied medicine in Hav ...

's procedure of

nephropexy Nephropexy is the surgical fixation of a floating or mobile kidney (nephroptosis Nephroptosis, is rare and abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up. It is more common in women than in men. It ha ...

("nephropexy ad modum Albarran Marion").

Written works

* ''Manuel de technique chirurgicale des opérations courantes'', 1903 - Manual of surgical techniques in current operations. * ''Chirurgie du système nerveux : crâne et encéphale; rachis et moëlle; nerfs'', 1905 - Surgery of the

nervous system In biology, the nervous system is the highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body. The nervous system detects environmental changes ...

: brain and skull; spine and marrow; nerves. * ''Manuel de technique chirurgicale'', 1908 - Manual of surgical techniques. * ''Réparation de l'urèthre par suture bout à bout avec dérivation immédiate et temporaire des urines par uréthrostomie'', 1910 - Repair of the

, end-to-end suturing, with immediate and temporary diversion of

urine Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals. Urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to the urinary bladder. Urination results in urine being excreted from the body through the urethra. Cellular ...

by urethrostomy; (with Maurice Heitz-Boyer 1876-1950). * ''Leçons de chirurgie urinaire'', 1912 - Lessons on urinary surgery. * ''Traité pratique de cystoscopie et de cathétérisme urétéral'', 1914 - Practical treatise on

cystoscopy Cystoscopy is endoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra. It is carried out with a cystoscope. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. The cystoscope has lenses like a telescope or microscop ...

and urethral catheterization; (second edition completely revised, published in 1924 with Maurice Heitz-Boyer). * ''Traité d'urologie'', 1921 - Treatise of

urology Urology (from Greek οὖρον ''ouron'' "urine" and '' -logia'' "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary-tract system and the reproductive org ...

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References

External links

Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics, Volume 19 by Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation, American College of Surgeons
(Albarran-Marion nephropexy explained)
Urologic History Museum, Erwin W. Rugendorff, MD
Urology & Philately, A Philatelic Ramble through Urology. {{DEFAULTSORT:Marion, Georges People from Côte-d'Or 1869 births 1960 deaths French surgeons French urologists