Hippocrates: Founder and Pioneer of Urology

Dimopoulos, C.; Gialas, A.; Likourinas, M.; Androutsos, Georges; Kostakopoulos, A.

doi:10.1111/j.1464-410x.1980.tb02931.x

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“…Dates with history may be kept by drawing attention to the pioneers in obstetrics [10], hand surgery [11], ophthalmology [12], vascular surgery [13], orthopaedics [14], neurosurgery [15], dermatologic surgery [16], plastic surgery [17], urology [18], colorectal surgery [19] and prevention of bone and joint infections [20]. To return to urology [21], I cannot resist reproducing one more historical account:…”

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Historical Perspectives of Surgical Infections

2017

International Journal of Research Studies in Medical and Health

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Historical Perspectives of Surgical Infections

2017

International Journal of Research Studies in Medical and Health

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“…There were memos about different methods used on patients with kidney stones in ancient time in Egypt, India, Persia and China and most of them were focused to surgical procedures [4]. However firstly, urinary stones disease in details was described by Hippocrates (460-377 BC), who warned people of using a surgery for removing the stones as wounds of the bladder were lethal [5]. In the 19-century and particularly in 20-century, the first-line treatment of kidney stones has become surgeries [6].…”

Section: Kidney Stone Diseasementioning

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Thermobalancing Therapy® should be the First-Line Treatment for Kidney Stones and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Discussions at the Medical Conferences

2017

ARC Journal of Urology

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Background: The prevalence of kidney stone disease is increasing around the world, notonly in men but in women. All surgical removals of kidney stones, such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) have serious side effects and complication. There are parallel undesirable problems in men after conventional treatments of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with medications and surgery. At the same time Thermobalancing therapy (TT) enabled by Dr Allen's therapeutic device (DATD) has demonstrated positive impact on chronic internal diseases. Therefore, these issues were discussed at the Nephrology Conference in Spain and at the Global Health Conference in China, in October-November 2017.The purpose of this review is to talk about the key points of discussions at these conferences and proposals for the future. Methods and Results: The case study on TT with DATD in patient with kidney stones; and the outcomes from the clinical trial on TT in 124 men with BPH, before and after 6-month period they used DATD. TT with DATD dissolved kidney stones in a woman; reduced Prostate Volume (PV mL) (P<0.001) and diminished urinary symptoms (P<0.001) in men with BPH. Conclusion: The implementations of TT with DATD for the treatment of kidney stone disease were the key note discussions at the Medical Conferences. For over 7 years TT with DATD has been given for hundreds of sufferers with kidney stone disease and thousands with BPH. The results of the case study and clinical trial recommend TT with DATD for kidney stone disease and BPH as the first line treatment. This will help patients to avoid BPH medication and surgical procedures, including ESWL and PCNL, with their risks and complications. Furthermore, DATD should be introduced into the Guidelines for Medical Specialist for men with BPH and people with kidneys stones disease

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“…This admonition to physicians about a very risky procedure was to be held for centuries, but his reasons for this may never be known. Perhaps this is the earliest description of specialization within urology [9].…”

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