Treatment of Anorectal Diseases by Al-Rāzī

Authors

  • Adil H. Al-Humadi SUNY at Buffalo
  • Sadiq Al-Samarrai SUNY at Buffalo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/41-3-5116

Keywords:

Anorectal Disease, History of Medicine, Islamic medicine, Rhazes

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/41-3-5116

This paper examines the writings of Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī (d. 313 AH/925 CE), known to Europeans as Rhazes, regarding anorectal disease, including hemorrhoids, incontinence, fissures, rectal prolapse, ulcers, itching, abscesses, solid swelling and fistulas. His writings reveal that the surgical treatment of anorectal disease was well-recognized and treated with utmost care and diligence.

Author Biographies

Adil H. Al-Humadi, SUNY at Buffalo

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery
State University of New York at Buffalo, New York

Sadiq Al-Samarrai, SUNY at Buffalo

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry
State University of New York at Buffalo, New York

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Published

2009-11-24

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 3 (2009)

Section

History of Medicine

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