The history of cesarean section / Samuel Lurie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lurié, Samuel.

Series:

Obstetrics and Gynecology Advances

Obstetrics and gynecology advances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cesarean section.

Delivery (Obstetrics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fascinating issue of operative opening of the uterus and delivering the fetus known today as cesarean section has intrigued humankind for ages. This book is the most comprehensive text on the fascinating history of cesarean section. It includes the origin of the eponym and describes many myths from ancient Greek, Roman, Persian and medieval cultures. The first documents regarding cesarean delivery arise in ancient legal texts: a cuneiform tablet dealing with the adoption of a small boy during the 23rd year of the renowned King Hammurabi of Babylon (1795-1750 BC), ""Lex Regia"" proclaimed b

Contents:

""THE HISTORY OF CESAREAN SECTION""; ""THE HISTORY OF CESAREAN SECTION""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1: Cesarean Section in the Context of the History of General Medicine""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Cesarean Section: The Origin of the Eponym""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: The Myths � A Reflection of Medical Practice?""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Babylon (18th Century BC): The Very First Reference""; ""References""

""Chapter 5: Ancient Rome � From Numa Pompilius to Galen: The Postmortem Operation""""References""; ""Chapter 6: Mishna and Talmud (2nd Century BC � 6th CenturyAD): Cesarean Section on Living Women""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: Al-Athár-ul- Bákiya: The Book with the Oldest Drawing of Cesarean Section""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8: Medieval Period in Europe: Saintly versus Satanic Operation""; ""References""; ""Chapter 9: Early Modern Era: Jacob Nufer, Jeremias Trautmann and other Pioneers""; ""References""

""Chapter 10: 16th-17th Centuries: Between FranÃois Rousset and FranÃois Mauriceau""""References""; ""Chapter 11: 18th Century: ""Pro-Cesareans"" against ""Anti-Cesareans""""; ""References""; ""Chapter 12: 19th Century: The Opposition to Advocates of Cesarean""; ""References""; ""Chapter 13: 20th Century: The Advent of the Safety Concept""; ""References""; ""Chapter 14: 20th and 21st Centuries: Cesarean Section on Demand""; ""References""; ""Chapter 15: The History of Cesarean Techniques""; ""The ""Kaihura"" Technique in 1879""; ""Abdominal Incision""; ""Uterine Incision""

""Uterine Closure""""Extraperitoneal Cesarean Section""; ""Recent developments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 16: The History of Anesthesia for Cesarean Section""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 27, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62808-997-0

OCLC:

868975207