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Ammonius Lithotomos (3rd Century BC), the Alexandrian Innovative Surgeon Who Introduced Lithoclastic Cystotomy
(2017)Alexandrian surgeon Ammonius Lithotomos, was the first to introduce lithoclastic cystotomy during the 3rd century BC in order to relieve a bladder's stone blockage. He had used a metallic hook or crotchet to remove the ... -
Aretaeus of cappadocia (ca lst-3rd century AD): Views on hepatic cancer
(2016)Aretaeus lived in an era when cancer was known to be a fatal disease. He had understood both liver's capacity to regenerate, and its vital role for the body's homeostasis, and proposed the treatment to confront hepatic ... -
Aretaeus of Cappadocia (Circa First Century bc or Fourth Century ad), Operating Hepatic Abscesses in Ancient Greece
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Ethnopharmacological approach to the herbal medicines of the “Elements Alpha to Delta” in Nikolaos Myrepsos׳ Dynameron. Part II
(2017)Ethnopharmacological relevance Dynameron is a Byzantine medical compendium, divided into 24 sections, the “Elements”, containing 2667 recipes, most of which inherited by previous physicians of the classic ancient Greek and ... -
The Forgotten Asclepieion of Peparithos and the Islander Worshippers of the Snake God
(2016)The ancient Asclepieion of the island of Peparithos, modern Skopelos, had been build in an ideal position, one kilometer from the ancient city of Peparithos. The angry north Aegean Sea brought in the surface its north wall ... -
The Greek (Hellenic) rheumatology over the years: from ancient to modern times
(2019)Rheumatology has its roots in ancient Greece. Hippocrates and other prominent Greek (Hellenes) physicians in ancient times, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine period were acute observers of disease course and of patients ... -
Hippocrates (ca 460-375 bc), Introducing Thoracotomy Combined with a Tracheal Intubation for the Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions and Empyema Thoracis
(2016)Hippocrates was the first physician to describe in accuracy pleural effusion and pneumonia. To treat empyema thoracis he had introduced a combined method of tracheal intubation with a simultaneously thoracotomy. The surgical ... -
A Historical Glance at the Arabo-Islamic Surgical Instruments During the Ages
(2017)Arabo-Islamic physicians demonstrated exceptional skill and innovation in surgery, by having used the instruments introduced by ancient Greeks and Greco-Roman surgeons. In many cases they have manufactured their own ... -
Oribasius-pediatric skin eruptions and the origins of the allergic reaction to breast milk
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A penis malformation in Etrusco-Roman art, condyloma, haemangioma or a sexual enhancement?
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Theories about blood coagulation in the writings of ancient Greek medico-philosophers
(2017)Anaxagoras and Empedocles both established during the Presocratic era a pioneering theory for the creation of everything in the universe. Macrocosmos' impact through the "Four Elements Theory" explained the conglomeration ... -
Thessaly and medicine from ancient Greek mythology to contemporary times: A perpetual relationship
(2019)The aim of this narrative review is to provide an overview of the connection between Thessaly and the development of medicine from ancient Greek mythology to contemporary times. From Chiron to Asclepius, from Asclepius to ... -
Trepanation Practices in Asclepieia: Systematizing a Neurosurgical Innovation
(2017)Background As ancient Greeks started looking for deities that could fulfill the pragmatic needs of common people, local heroes started being mythologized and worshipped through cults. Methods The most widespread such example ... -
Uterine cancer in the writings of ancient Greek physicians
(2015)In this article, we present the views on uterine cancer of the ancient Greek physicians. We emphasize on uterine's cancer aetiology according to the dominant in antiquity humoural theory, on its surgical treatment suggested ...