Selected Techniques of Anal Fistula Surgery from Antiquity Through the Early 20th Century Illustrated

Adrian E Ortega; Alan Gesek; Megan Linnebur; Kyle G Cologne

doi:10.1097/DCR.0000000000000833

Selected Techniques of Anal Fistula Surgery from Antiquity Through the Early 20th Century Illustrated

Dis Colon Rectum. 2017 Jun;60(6):636-646. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000833.

Authors

Adrian E Ortega¹, Alan Gesek, Megan Linnebur, Kyle G Cologne

Affiliation

¹ 1 Division of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 2 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.

PMID: 28481858
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000833

Abstract

This article highlights surgical approaches to the surgical treatment of anal fistula from antiquity to the early 20th century. Primary translations and other authoritative commentaries on the subject are included. Selected surgical techniques have been reconstructed and illustrated in contemporary interpreted images.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Digestive System Surgical Procedures / history*
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / methods*
History, 15th Century
History, 16th Century
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, Ancient
History, Medieval
Humans
Medical Illustration
Rectal Fistula / surgery*