8. “Historical vignettes simply leave the hard
work of learning and aid the memory,
and it is not unknown for a smattering
of historical knowledge to help in
passing examinations!”
The New Aird’s Companion in Surgical Studies
9. In study of some apparently new
problems we often make progress by
reading work of great men of past
CHARLES H. MAYO, 1865-1939
10. The patient is the centre of the medical universe
around which all our works revolve and
towards which all our efforts trend
J.B. MURPHY, 1857-1916
11. Pre modern age
Science? Let’s see
Up-to middle age
Controlled Treatment is a sin
Before the birth of Christ
Philosophical Imagination
14. • Drainage of abscess
• Dressing of wound
• Staunching of
hemorrhage
• Setting of fracture
• Trephination of skull
• Amputation of limb
• Circumcision
25. ATHARVAVEDA
A sacred text of Hinduism dating from the Early Iron Age, is
the first Indian text dealing with medicine
26. • The Atharvaveda also contain prescriptions of
herbs for various ailments.
• The use of herbs to treat ailments would later
form a large part of Ayurveda
27. SUSHRUTA 5th century
Advocated dissection of dead bodies, practice of surgery on
watermelon, amputation, tonsillectomy,
Lithotomy, anal fistulae, rhinoplasty
50. Renaissance
• New wave of scholasticism
• Revival of ancient classical culture
• Burgeoning of scientific enquiry
• Freedom from restriction imposed by religious
views
• Development of evolutionary science
58. Use of Gun powder in
War field, War field
surgery
Surgery was
entertained for the sake
of soldiers.
59. Ambroise Pare- military surgeons . He said, “I treated him; God cured him”.
Ambrose Pare( France)--- Father of modern
surgery
60.
61. • Thomas Gale– First ever complete surgical
Text book– 1563
• Barber-Surgeons Company was founded
in 1540 by Henry VIII
• The bodies of four executed criminals
were dissected each year in Barber-
Surgeon’s Hall
63. • Barbers originally aided monks, who
were at the time the traditional
practitioners of medicine and surgery,
because Papal decrees prohibited
members of religious orders themselves
from spilling blood.
64. • In addition to haircutting, hairdressing,
and shaving, barbers performed surgery:
neck manipulation; cleansing of ears and
scalp; draining/lancing of boils, fistulae,
and cysts with wicks; bloodletting and
leeching; fire cupping; enemas; and the
extraction of teeth.
68. • Ignaz Semelweiss– Vienna– 1846– Hand
washing in Obstetrical Practice– reduce 10%
to 1.2%. Disease transmition- criticised by
colleague– mentally ill and died of at age 47.
• Rubber Gloves– William Halstead of Baltimore
1889.
69. • John Hunter– apply experimental methods in
Surgery
• Astley Cooper– hernia, dislocation, fracture
• Joseph Lister--- Antisepsis—1867
• General Anaesthesia—1846– Nitrous oxide–
1799 .
• Inhalation anaesthesia– Ether– 1842– By an
American Medical Student.– William Clark– tooth
extraction.
• 1932- First Intravenous anaesthesia
71. • Ignaz Semelweiss– Vienna– 1846– Hand
washing in Obstetrical Practice– 10% to 1.2%.
• Disease transmits- criticised by colleague–
mentally ill and died of at age 47.
• Rubber Gloves– William Halstead of
Baltimore 1889.
• Lister --- Operation theatre– died in 1912.
75. Hospital
• Comes from the latin word” Hospices”
• Hospices means where care is providing
• Modern concept of Hospital has been
extended--- where diagnosis, treatment,
management, planning, training, teaching and
also research is ongoing.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81. SIR WILLIAM OSLER, 1849-1919
“To study the
phenomenon of disease
without books is to sail an
uncharted sea, while to
study books without
patients is not to go to sea
at all”
82. Linkage from first class
• Hospital comes from the word--------
• Best scientific discovery of last 200 years------
• Surgery developed best during-----
• Barber surgeons company was established----
• First PG surgery institute------
• Contribution of subcontinent----
84. Surgery
• Chirurgien
• French word, but comes from Latin
• Greek word “ Chier” meaning hand and
“ ergon” meaning work.
• The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus– 3000-
2500 BC.
85. • Theodor Billroth—”The father of Abdominal
Surgery”
• William Halsted– “Father of Breast Surgery”
• First Hepatic Resection– Langenbuch
• Mauret--- 1987---- Lap. Cholecystectomy.
• Parodi----1991--- Robotic surgery.
87. Andreas Vesalius from Padua, Italy (1514 - 1564)
gave the importance of human anatomy in surgery
He gave concept of human dissection in learning anatomy and surgery.
He wrote anatomy book ‘De Humani Coporis Fabrica Libri’.
88.
89. John Hunter (Glasgow, England; 1728–1793) an excellent surgeon of that time wrote
many books on surgery, war wounds.
He had outstanding collections of 13,000 specimens which were present in the
Museum of Royal College of surgeons which was destroyed during World War II by
Nazi bombing.
90. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1845–1923) invented X-rays
(1895) also called as Roentgen rays as basic diagnostic tool.
He got Nobel Prize for the same
91. Bernard von Langenbeck (German 1810–1887) (Fig. 1-14) did lots
of contributions to surgery in technique, precision and instruments.
He did first successful cholecystectomy in 1882.
92. Theodor Billroth (Vienna 1829–1894) (Fig. 1-15) did extensive
work in abdominal surgery. Billroth anastomosis after gastrectomy
is good old popular method.
93. William S Halsted (America 1852–1922) (Fig. 1-13) did extensive
work on surgeries of breast and hernia.
94. Allen oldfather Whipple (1881–1963) (Fig. 1-16) did successful
pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer in 1935.
95. Theodor Kocher (Berne; Switzerland, August 25, 1841–1917) He was
the first surgeon to get Nobel Prize (1909)
He has written Kocher’s textbook of operative surgery in 1892.
Many surgical avenues are after his name—
Kocher’s vein;Kocher’s forceps (has got tooth in the tip); Kocherisation (duodenal
mobilisation); Kocher’s
incision (Right subcostal for open cholecystectomy); Kocher’s
thyroidectomy incision; Kocher’s test
96. • Ambrose Pare( France)--- Father of modern
surgery
• Theodor Billroth—”The father of Abdominal
Surgery”
• William Halsted– “Father of Breast Surgery”
• First Hepatic Resection– Langenbuch
• Mauret--- 1987---- Lap. Cholecystectomy.
• Parodi----1991--- Robotic surgery.
113. Theodor Kocher Switzerland Thyroid Disease(1909)
Alivar Gullstrand Sweden Ocular (1911)
Alexis Carrel France and USA Vascular Surgery(1912)
Robert Barlmy Austria Vestibular Disease(1914)
Fredrick Banting Canada Insulin(1922)
Walter Hess Switzerland Midbrain (1949)
Werner Forssmann Germany Cardiac catheterization
Charles Huggins USA Oncology
Joseph Murray USA Organ Transplantation
K-71, DMC Bangladesh -------------------------------
115. Nomenclature
• FCPS--- Fellow of the College of Physicians and
Surgeons
• FRCS– Fellow of the Royal college of Surgeons
• MRCS– Members of the Royal College of
Surgeons
• Mchir—Masters of Chirurgens.
• MS– Master of Surgery
124. Surgery in the days to
come will be advanced
by men ( and women)
trained in the methods
and imbued with the
spirit of experimental
research, though it will
no doubt continue to
be practiced to their
profit by those who
are merely craftsmen”
LORD MOYNIHAN
125. What we have learned?
• Surgery started before its conception
• Surgery was a barbarian activity
• Scientific surgery depends on scientific
methods
• Evolution in surgery is a continuous process
( Roads to success is always under construction)
• Scope of surgery is tremendous
• Hospital, surgery, Theater, Books
126. What’s my (your) role in surgery?
• Learn surgery as much as possible
• Practicing surgery best of my level
• Continuous contribution in the field
• Think always how I can contribute as our
ancestor surgeon did for us.
127. So
“Let us start to learn Surgery because it’s the
mankind of future people”