Biography
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)
José Adeodato de Souza Filho
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. Gyn. Obst. 31(5):351-7, 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)
