Male patient lying down about to have gallstones removed by two surgeons. He is being held by a ligature around his ankles, thighs and neck. This pict

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Male patient lying down about to have gallstones removed by two surgeons. He is being held by a ligature around his ankles, thighs and neck. This picture was published in the book \Of cutting the Stone\" by the french surgeon Ambroise Pare (1510- 1590), it illustraits the techniques used by him and his contempories at the time."

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