Carlo Forlanini was a medical doctor and professor at the Universities of Turin and Pavia. He was also the inventor of artificial pneumothorax, which was the primary treatment method of pulmonary tuberculosis for the first half of the 20th century and remained in use for severe cases of tuberculosis into the 1970s.
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About this person
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1847 to 1918 · aged 70
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