Abstract:The authors of this paper presented the key moments in the development of proctology, a medical discipline which is an integral part of surgery, whose development path was inseparable from the historical development of operational medicine. Even in the ancient Egypt, proctology was an important branch of medicine. Out of eight of so far known medical papyri in the history of proctology, the most important one is the Beatty`s (Chester Beatty) papyrus from the 13th century BC, which is actually a short mon… Show more
“…Mejores condiciones, rectoscopios más perfectos y un rápido progreso en todos los campos de la medicina, especialmente la cirugía, causaron un interés cada vez mayor en los cirujanos de hoy en día en la patología anorrectal 1 .…”
“…Mejores condiciones, rectoscopios más perfectos y un rápido progreso en todos los campos de la medicina, especialmente la cirugía, causaron un interés cada vez mayor en los cirujanos de hoy en día en la patología anorrectal 1 .…”
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