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Avicenna's Canon of Medicine and modern urology. Part IV: Normal voiding, dysuria, and oliguria.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19711283     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Avicenna, the Iranian scientist, describes the mechanisms of normal voiding in his famous book, the Canon of Medicine. Then, he enumerates urinary symptoms. In this article, his discussion on dysuria, its causes, and its pathophysiology is compared with these concepts in modern urology. Avicenna points to some etiologic theories of interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis. In the Canon, we can distinguish bases of the theory of infection and mucosal theory, along with abnormalities of urine, psychological factors, and abnormalities in prostatic secretions. Avicenna also indicates some differential diagnoses of and associated disorders with interstitial cystitis. His short but rather concise discussion on oliguria and its causes is an interesting point for urologists and nephrologists.
Authors:
Seyed Mohammad Ali Madineh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Urology journal     Volume:  6     ISSN:  1735-546X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-27     Completed Date:  2009-11-16     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101286676     Medline TA:  Urol J     Country:  Iran    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  228-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University (MC), Tehran, Iran. madinehurologist@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Dysuria
History, 21st Century
History, Ancient
Iran
Oliguria
Urination
Urology / history*

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