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Abu Al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi (936-1013 CE), Icon of Medieval Surgery.
Zarrintan, Sina; Tubbs, R Shane; Najjarian, Farima; Aslanabadi, Saeid; Shahnaee, Annis.
Affiliation
  • Zarrintan S; Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: s.zarrintan@yahoo.com.
  • Tubbs RS; Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada; Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Structural & Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
  • Najjarian F; Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  • Aslanabadi S; Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  • Shahnaee A; School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Ann Vasc Surg ; 69: 437-440, 2020 Nov.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32736026
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".
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Vascular Surgical Procedures / Arab World / Medicine, Arabic / Neurosurgery Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Ann Vasc Surg Journal subject: ANGIOLOGIA Year: 2020 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Vascular Surgical Procedures / Arab World / Medicine, Arabic / Neurosurgery Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Ann Vasc Surg Journal subject: ANGIOLOGIA Year: 2020 Document type: Article