Imperforate anus and perianal fistula in Ancient Greek medical writings.
Tsoucalas, Gregory;
Gentimi, Fotini;
Kousoulis, Antonis A;
Karamanou, Marianna;
Androutsos, George;
(2012)
Imperforate anus and perianal fistula in Ancient Greek medical writings.
Annals of gastroenterology, 25 (3).
pp. 241-242.
ISSN 1108-7471
https://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/2006462
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Anorectal malformations remain a challenging topic in pediatric surgery, known since antiquity. In our paper we expose the main descriptions and therapeutic approaches of imperforate anus and perianal fistula through the works of the ancient Greek and Byzantine physicians.