He belonged to that great school of surgery begotten of Bichat, to that generation, now extinct, of philosophical practitioners, who, loving their art with a fanatical love, exercised it with enthusiasm and wisdom.
Bichaten amantaletik irtendako kirurgia-eskola handiko partaide zen, sendagile filosoforen jada desagertutako belaunaldi hartakoa zeinek beren artea, maitasun fanatiko batez kuttunduz, handiespenez eta zorroztasunez egikaritzen baitzuten!