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Aretaeus of Cappadocia (Circa First Century bc or Fourth Century ad), Operating Hepatic Abscesses in Ancient Greece
(2016)
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Paul of Aegina (ca 625-690 AD), and his orthopaedic surgical reconstruction of the preternatural fingers
(2017)
Paul of Aegina lived in a era when the preservation of the ancient Greek tradition was for him almost a necessity. Eager to follow the dogma of “oρθoπo(ε)δώ” (orthopodo: pace with no malformation), he introduced a series ...
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 ...
Oribasius-pediatric skin eruptions and the origins of the allergic reaction to breast milk
(2017)
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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 ...
The Daring John Cooper Forster (1823-1886): The First Case of "esophagus Blockage Gastrostomy" with Ligatures in England
(2016)
[No abstract available]
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 ...
Escherichia coli, a “symbiosis masquerade”
(2017)
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The pulmonary circulation, it all started in the Hippocratic era
(2017)
[No abstract available]
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 ...