Abu Al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 CE), Icon of Medieval Surgery.
Ann Vasc Surg
; 69: 437-440, 2020 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 common era [CE]), also known in the West as Albucasis, was a great Arab physician and surgeon of the late 10th and early 11th centuries CE. He is best known for his surgical knowledge and expertise. His greatest contribution to medicine is the Kitab al-Tasrif, which includes thirty treatises on medical sciences. His early and great contributions to the field of surgery were seminal. For his endeavors in this field, a number of surgeons and scholars have dubbed him the "Father of Operative Surgery".
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
General Surgery
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Vascular Surgical Procedures
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Arab World
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Medicine, Arabic
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Neurosurgery
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Vasc Surg
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article