Doctor Antonio Alfaro's notes in the treaty by Desault and Bichat. First urological work in Spanish in the XIX Century.

OBJECTIVES: We performed a study on the notes made by doctor Antonio Alfaro to the book by Bichat and Desault "Treaty of urinary tract diseases". RESULTS: Such notes are altogether more extensive than the work they accompany. In them we see the knowledge about the treatment of urinary tract diseases in the beginning of the XIX century had a great level and, at least, similar to that of other European countries. The notes are accompanied by multiple references to surgeons of various times, and publications of that time. All them conform a real Urology text with its own personality. CONCLUSIONS: Dr. Antonio Alfaro must be among the Spanish urological medical literature authors of the 19th Century.

Las anotaciones del doctor Antonio Alfaro al tratado de Desault y Bichat. Primera obra urológica en castellano del siglo XIX / Doctor Antonio Alfaro`s notes in the treaty by Desault and Bichat. First urological work in Spanish in the XIX Century

OBJETIVO: Realizamos el estudio de las anotaciones que hace el Doctor Antonio Alfaro, a la obra de Bichat y Desault ‘‘Tratado de las enfermedades de las vías urinarias’’. RESULTADO: Dichas anotaciones son en conjunto más extensas que la obra a la que acompañan. En ellas se aprecia que los conocimientos en el tratamiento de enfermedades de aparato urinario, eran, a principios de siglo XIX, de gran nivel y al menos semejante al existente en otros países Europeos. Las anotaciones van acompañadas de multitud de referencias de cirujanos de diversas épocas, y a publicaciones del momento. Todo ello conforma un autentico texto de Urología con personalidad propia. CONCLUSIONES: D. Antonio Alfaro debe formar parte de los autores de literatura médica urológica española, del siglo XIX (AU)

OBJECTIVES: We performed a study on the notes made by doctor Antonio Alfaro to the book by Bichat and Desault “Treaty of urinary tract diseases”. RESULTS: Such notes are altogether more extensive than the work they accompany. In them we see the knowledge about the treatment of urinary tract diseases in the beginning of the XIX century had a great level and, at least, similar to that of other European countries. The notes are accompanied by multiple references to surgeons of various times, and publications of that time. All them conform a real Urology text with its own personality. CONCLUSIONS: Dr. Antonio Alfaro must be among the Spanish urological medical literature authors of the 19th Century (AU)