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The habit of compilation established by the later Greek and Roman writers remained a set custom in Eastern and Western Europe even beyond the Renaissance period. Continue reading “Paul of Aegina; one of the most influential surgeons of all time”
This post is a collection of ‘Abstracts‘ from published studies on Trepanation in ancient China. Continue reading “Trepanation in ancient China”
In this article we present and analyze an excerpt from Pindar, the lyrical poet. Continue reading “Asclepius; Medicine, Pharmaceutics and Surgery in very ancient times”
Here we present selected parts of the very interesting paper “Surgery on Aneurysms in Byzantine Times (324-1453 A.D.)“, Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 15, 110-114 (1998), by J. Lascaratos, C. Liapis and C. Ionidis. Continue reading “Surgery on Aneurysms in Byzantine Times”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the very interesting corresponding paper by Saitoh H. Continue reading “Descriptions of treatment in the Hippocratic Collection with special reference to surgery, particularly for urinary stones”
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