lateral lithotomy — cystolithotomy in which the incision is anterior to the rectum and to one side of the raphe … Medical dictionary
median lithotomy — cystolithotomy in which the incision is made on the raphe of the perineum anterior to the anus … Medical dictionary
perineal lithotomy — cystolithotomy in which the incision is made in the perineum … Medical dictionary
suprapubic lithotomy — cystolithotomy through an incision above the symphysis pubis … Medical dictionary
vaginal lithotomy — cystolithotomy through an incision within the vagina … Medical dictionary
Al-Tasrif — The Kitab al Tasrif (Arabic,كتاب التفسير) ( The Method of Medicine ) was an influential Arabic medical encyclopedia on medicine and surgery, written near the year 1000 CE by Abu al Qasim al Zahrawi (Abulcasis), the father of modern surgery . The… … Wikipedia
Lithotomy — from Greek for lithos (stone) and thomos (cut), is a surgical method for removal of calculi, stones formed inside certain hollow organs, such as the bladder and kidneys (urinary calculus) and gallbladder (gallstones), that cannot exit naturally… … Wikipedia
Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… … Wikipedia
lithotomy — Cutting for stone; a cutting operation for the removal of a calculus, especially a vesical calculus. SYN: lithectomy. [litho + G. tome, incision] high l. SYN: suprapubic l.. lateral l. l. in which the perineum is incised to one … Medical dictionary
Al-Tasrif — Illustration d instruments chirurgicaux dans l’encyclopédie médicale du XIe siècle du médecin musulman médiéval Abulcasis : Kitab al Tasrif Le Kitab al Tasrif (Arabe, كتاب التفسير ) ( La méthode en médecine) est une encyclopédie arabe… … Wikipédia en Français
