title: Surgical firsts in Arabic medical literature.
abstract: The contributions to surgery made by physicians writing in Arabic are enumerated and documented. The contributors include the following: Masarjuwayh, al-Razi, Ibn Sina, al-Zahrawi, Ibn Zuhr, al-Shirazi and Ibn al-Dhahabi. Excerpts from the works of most of these authors are given in English translation with references, short biographical notes and a discussion of each contribution.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Centre, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D018643:Arab World; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans