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Surgery

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The ancient principles of a pre-operative food regimen in the light of contemporary sciences
SurgeryVolume 24, Issue 3

The ancient principles of a pre-operative food regimen in the light of contemporary sciences

By Dipsinh ChavdaOct 15, 2016

Any bodily injury, be it operative or accidental, is not only associated with local effects, but is also accompanied by a systemic metabolic response. Nutrition, fluid and electrolyte maintenance is…

A review of kṣārasūtra management in high anal fistula
SurgeryVolume 19, Issue 2

A review of kṣārasūtra management in high anal fistula

By M. Bhaskar RaoJul 15, 2011

There is a growing general consensus that ancient India had its own fairly developed system of science, mathematics, medicine and even surgery. Still, most textbooks, when they describe the…