Imperforate anus and perianal fistula in Ancient Greek medical writings
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Gentimi, Fotini
Karamanou, Marianna
Tsoukalas, Greogory
Androutsos, George
Kousoulis, Antonis A.
Anorectal malformations remain a challenging topic in pediatric surgery, known since antiquity.In our paper we expose the main descriptions and therapeutic approaches of imperforateanus and perianal fistula through the works of the ancient Greek and Byzantine physicians.Keywords imperforate anus, perianal fistula, Hippocrates, Oribasius, Paul of AeginaAnn Gastroenterol 2012; 25 (3): 241-242
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