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*Bowel obstruction was described in the Ebers papyrus in 1550 b.c., Egypt. | *Bowel obstruction was described in the Ebers papyrus in 1550 b.c., Egypt.<ref name="pmid3296252">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mucha P |title=Small intestinal obstruction |journal=Surg. Clin. North Am. |volume=67 |issue=3 |pages=597–620 |year=1987 |pmid=3296252 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Hippocrates was first to diagnose and treat small bowel obstruction. | *Hippocrates was first to diagnose and treat small bowel obstruction. | ||
*The first documented treatment was by Praxagorus in 350 b.c. | *The first documented treatment was by Praxagorus in 350 b.c. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Bowel obstruction was described in the Ebers papyrus in 1550 b.c., Egypt.[1]
- Hippocrates was first to diagnose and treat small bowel obstruction.
- The first documented treatment was by Praxagorus in 350 b.c.
- Praxagrous'treatment involved a fistula created between the skin and bowel that decompressed the obstructed bowel.