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. 2007 Jan;23(1):2-5.
doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.30253.

Urology in ancient India

Sakti Das  1
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Urology in ancient India

Sakti Das. Indian J Urol. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

The practice of medical and surgical measures in the management of urological ailments prevailed in ancient India from the Vedic era around 3000 BC. Subsequently in the Samhita period, the two stalwarts - Charaka in medicine and Susruta in surgery elevated the art of medicine in India to unprecedented heights. Their elaboration of the etiopathological hypothesis and the medical and surgical treatments of various urological disorders of unparalleled ingenuity still remain valid to some extent in our contemporary understanding. The new generation of accomplished Indian urologists should humbly venerate the legacy of the illustrious pioneers in urology of our motherland.

Keywords: History; India; urology.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Several surgical instruments as described by Susruta. Redrawn from Mukhopadhayaya G[14]
Figure 2
Figure 2
Engraving about rhinoplasty by Susruta that appeared in The Gentleman's Magazine, October 1794
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