Pietro Grocco
Pietro Grocco (1856 – 1916) was an Italian physician.
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Biography
- Born 27 June 1856, Albonese
- 1879 – MD, University of Pavia
- Died 12 February 1916, Courmayeur
Medical Eponyms
- Grocco triangle (1902) [Grocco-Rauchfuss triangle] – A triangular area of dullness at the base of the chest near the spinal column, on the side opposite a pleural effusion.
- Grocco sign
Key Medical Attributions
Controversies
Major Publications
- Grocco P. Triangolo paravertebrale opposto nella pleurite essudativa. Lavori dei congressi di medicina interna, Rome, 1902;12(1903):190. [Grocco triangle]
References
- Zampetti P. GROCCO, Pietro. Biographical Dictionary of Italians – 2002;59
- Reuchfuss CA. Die paravertebrale Dämpfung auf der gesunden Seite bei Pleuraergussen. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Kinderheilkunde. 1904;21:202-211.
- Ewart W. Grocco’s triangle in pleural effusion. Lancet. 1905;166(4274):316
- Ewart W. Grocco’s Paravertebral Triangle. Br Med J 1908;2:1896
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