ly ▁on ▁sud or ific s . ▁He ▁proposed ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁g ast rost omy ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁int uss us ception ▁of ▁the ▁bow els , ▁and ▁introduced ▁some ▁improvements ▁in ▁surg ical ▁instruments . ▁Barb ette ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁describe ▁int uss us ception ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁many ▁works , ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁frequently ▁repr int ed , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁held ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁authority ▁in ▁his ▁day . ▁His ▁writ ings , ▁however , ▁contain ▁little ▁that ▁is ▁original , ▁but ▁they ▁display ▁much ▁learning ▁and ▁acquaint ance ▁with ▁his ▁profession . ▁They ▁are ▁in ▁Dutch ▁and ▁Latin , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁collected ▁in ▁Opera ▁om nia ▁med ica ▁et ▁ch ir urg ica ▁( Am sterdam , ▁ 1 6 7 2 , ▁ 8 ▁volumes ), ▁which ▁was ▁translated ▁in ▁Italian , ▁German , ▁French , ▁and ▁English . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 6 4 9 ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁he ▁married ▁Sus anne ▁Cla ij sens ▁Pass has ius , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁bapt ized ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁children ▁at ▁the ▁Wal lo on ▁Church . ▁When ▁he ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 5 , ▁he ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁K lo ven iers burg wal ▁and ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁two ▁young ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 6 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 6 5 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 7 th - century ▁Dutch ▁phys