José Adeodato de Souza, Brazilian gynecologist and obstetrician (Cachoeira, Bahia State 12 December 1873 – Salvador 16 October 1930)

Authored over 50 works

Described Adeodato occult menstruation (1913) known as Pozzi obstructive amenorrhea or apparent amenorrhea too

Modified ligamentous hysteropexy of Gilliam (Gilliam-Adeodato hysteropexy)

His son, José Adeodato de Souza Filho, gynecologist and obstetrician (Salvador 25 February 1907 – 07 August 1984)

Authored over 100 papers plus 2 books and 4 theses

Authored a classical work about trichomoniasis

With A. Dourado. Trichomoniasis in female. Rev. Gynec. Et d’obst. 1:680-91, 1938

Developed the first vaccine for protozoan (trichomoniasis)

Contribuição à terapêutica da tricomonose genital feminina. Vacinoterapia autógena na tricomonose. Rev. Gin. D’Obst. (1938)

DEVELOPED NEW TECHNIQUES

Open air pelvimetry

Um novo método de pelvimetria (pelvimetria a céu aberto). Rev. Gin. D’Obst. (1937)

A new technique for tubal sterilization

Nova técnica de esterilização tubária (seccção, sepultamento e cruzamento dos cotos). Rev. Ginec. Obst. 35(5):350-5, 1941

Adapted roentgenphotography to obstetric clinics

Cadastro pelvigráfico pela roentgenfotografia. Rev. Gynec. et d’Obst. 46(7):502, 1952

An innovative technique for diagnosing placenta previa using a special kind of X rays   

Diagnóstico e tratamento da placenta prévia. Rev. de Gin. e d'Obst. (1954)

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