2020
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7287
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Paul of Aegina (ca 625-690 AD): Operating on All, from Lymph Nodes in the Head and Neck to Visceral Organs in the Abdomen

Abstract: In the seventh century AD, a native of the island of Aegina, a brilliant surgeon, Paulus Aegineta, practiced surgery in Byzantium. Able to perform a wide variety of surgical operations, he summarized his experience and gathered the available knowledge to compose his masterpiece "Medical Compendium." He was credited as the first to operate on the tonsils and the lymphatic system of the lower cervical region and as one of the pioneers to cut the abdominal wall. Fond of the cauterization method, an expert in disi… Show more

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“…Ligation was described intermittently in the pre-modern world. Writing sometime between the fourth and seventh centuries AD, Byzantine surgeon Paul of Aegina described ligation for the management of aneurysms, varicose veins, and wartime arterial injuries [ 1 , 2 ]. His works would continue to influence Arabian medical texts throughout the Middle Ages.…”
Section: Early Vascular Repair (Before 1900)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ligation was described intermittently in the pre-modern world. Writing sometime between the fourth and seventh centuries AD, Byzantine surgeon Paul of Aegina described ligation for the management of aneurysms, varicose veins, and wartime arterial injuries [ 1 , 2 ]. His works would continue to influence Arabian medical texts throughout the Middle Ages.…”
Section: Early Vascular Repair (Before 1900)mentioning
confidence: 99%