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The Consilium ad Calcolum of Alberto de'Zancari.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7847461     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Zancari was born in 1278 and practised medicine in Ravenna and Bologna. He is mentioned in the Decameron of Boccaccio and in court records of Bologna in connection with 4 of his students who were accused of exhuming a body for medical research. Zancari's writings are found in several manuscript versions and include commentaries on Galen and Consilium ad Calcolum, which deals with renal calculosis. His therapeutic rules are summarized in 74 lines and cover both acute and quiescent calculi and prevention. The treatments prescribed do not differ from those in general use at the time, nor are any new concepts introduced.
Authors:
R A Bernabeo
Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of nephrology     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0250-8095     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Nephrol.     Publication Date:  1994  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-03-08     Completed Date:  1995-03-08     Revised Date:  2007-02-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8109361     Medline TA:  Am J Nephrol     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  313-6     Citation Subset:  IM; Q    
Affiliation:
Chair of History of Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
History, Medieval
Humans
Italy
Kidney Calculi / history*
Manuscripts, Medical / history
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
A de'Zancari

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