Abstract:Proctology is a specialty of extreme importance due to the high prevalence of anorectal diseases in the population. Despite this fact and its history from the origin of humanity, it is marked by insufficient knowledge, prejudice and teasing. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the degree of knowledge about Proctology, obtaining data, which may guide and emphasize the need for campaigns to disseminate the specialty. METHOD: An ecological study was conducted on the people's degree of knowledge about the specialty of Proctology.… Show more
“…He also warned the surgeons to avoid cutting the anal sphincter when performing this surgery, because of the risk of alvi incontinence (6,10,11). Oreibasios of Pergamon (325-400), a personal physician and friend of the Emperor Julian the Apostate described in his monumental medical encyclopedia of 70 books, among other things, a surgical treatment of perianal fistulas, in a way that it had been performed in the second century by Greek physicians Antyllus and Helyodorus.…”
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 monograph on diseases of the anus and their treatment. In the ancient period, operative proctology reached the highest level in the time of Hippocrates. In detail, and with special care, the operative procedures of the large intestine, primarily perianal fistula and hemorrhoids were described in the Hippocratic writings. One of the most famous Roman medical writers, Celsus (Cornelius Celsus Asullus) described the surgery of hemorrhoids by their ligature and the surgery of anorectal fistula in two ways: ligation of the fistula channel by string of raw flax and fistula incision through the probe placed through the fistula channel. Doctors of the 18th and the 19th century introduced into practice some more complicated surgical procedures in the treatment of anorectal diseases. The French surgeons were the leaders. In 1710, Littré performed, for the first time, anus praeter naturalis and Jacques Lisfranc (1790-1847) pioneered the method of perineal resection of the rectum for cancer. The first rectoscope was constructed in 1895 and in 1903 it was introduced into practice by Kelly (Kelly Howard Atwood). A sudden progress in the diagnosis and treatment of anorectal diseases occurred after the Second World War and the trend has continued to this day
“…He also warned the surgeons to avoid cutting the anal sphincter when performing this surgery, because of the risk of alvi incontinence (6,10,11). Oreibasios of Pergamon (325-400), a personal physician and friend of the Emperor Julian the Apostate described in his monumental medical encyclopedia of 70 books, among other things, a surgical treatment of perianal fistulas, in a way that it had been performed in the second century by Greek physicians Antyllus and Helyodorus.…”
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 monograph on diseases of the anus and their treatment. In the ancient period, operative proctology reached the highest level in the time of Hippocrates. In detail, and with special care, the operative procedures of the large intestine, primarily perianal fistula and hemorrhoids were described in the Hippocratic writings. One of the most famous Roman medical writers, Celsus (Cornelius Celsus Asullus) described the surgery of hemorrhoids by their ligature and the surgery of anorectal fistula in two ways: ligation of the fistula channel by string of raw flax and fistula incision through the probe placed through the fistula channel. Doctors of the 18th and the 19th century introduced into practice some more complicated surgical procedures in the treatment of anorectal diseases. The French surgeons were the leaders. In 1710, Littré performed, for the first time, anus praeter naturalis and Jacques Lisfranc (1790-1847) pioneered the method of perineal resection of the rectum for cancer. The first rectoscope was constructed in 1895 and in 1903 it was introduced into practice by Kelly (Kelly Howard Atwood). A sudden progress in the diagnosis and treatment of anorectal diseases occurred after the Second World War and the trend has continued to this day
“…Resultado semelhante foi encontrado por um grupo de Itajaí (SC), que entrevistou 200 pacientes, em 2008 e 2009, de dois serviços de saúde, e notou que apenas 10,5% conseguiram identificar corretamente a função do coloproctologista. Algumas razões sugeridas pelo grupo para explicar o desconhecimento a respeito da especialidade foram o pouco conhecimento entre os profissionais da área da saúde, o baixo número de encaminhamentos para a coloproctologia e o nível de educação insatisfatório dos entrevistados (Simões, 2012).…”
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Ao Prof. Dr. Omar Féres, do Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia da FMRP-USP. Um mestre singular, de rara inteligência e grande amor pela vida.Agradeço por ter aceitado ser meu orientador, por sua paciência e por todos os ensinamentos, que me transformaram. Sem sua disposição, este trabalho não poderia ter sido concluído. Muito obrigado.
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