Joaquim de Souza Cavalcanti, Brazilian surgeon (Ipojuca, Pernambuco State 17 April 1918 – Recife 04 June 1956)
Published 50 scientific works and 3 theses
Proposed the ligadure of inferior mesenteric vein or mesenterization of the portal veins (1954) known as Cavalcanti operation
Tratamento cirurgico da síndrome de Banti. Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. 2:15-24, 1955
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