Insights into Avicenna’s Contributions to the Science of Surgery

Abstract

An influential Persian scholar of the Islamic Golden Age of Medicine (from the ninth to the twelfth centuries AD), Ibn-e Sina (AD 980-1037), also known by the Latinized name Avicenna, is best remembered for his contributions to various aspects of medicine, particularly surgery. In fact, the art of surgery was a major focus of his attention and practice, and one to which he devoted several chapters of his main medical encyclopedia, Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine). This article presents a brief review of Avicenna's life, introduce his textbook of medicine, and present his significant contributions to the science of surgery.

Surgical management of urogenital fistulae: Prospective study

“…Urogenital fistula (UGF) has affected women for ages, Ibne Sina (AD =<9 -597; known as Avicenna) was one of the first authors who describes post partum fistula (3). This devastating complication of obstetric and surgical trauma to the genitourinary tract has serious consequences on both physical and psychological health .…”

Importancia del liderazgo e innovación para el futuro de la cirugía

“…Hay eminentes líderes que con iniciativa y trabajo desarrollaron sus ideas y las aplicaron a los pacientes, lo que trajo como resultados un sin número de nuevos procedimientos, que en definitiva permitió mejores tratamientos para los pacientes. Desde los persas, los egipcios, romanos y luego en el medioevo muchos líderes innovadores fueron verdaderos maestros de la cirugía, los que dieron impulso inicial al continuo desarrollo de ella hasta nuestros días [1][2][3][4] . Cornelius Celsus podría ser considerado como un líder y maestro de la cirugía por sus ideas innovadoras e instrumental desarrollado para tratar a sus pacientes que fueron recopiladas en su libro 5 .…”