title: The diagnosis and management of accidental burns and allied conditions in ancient Indian surgery.
abstract: Surgery in ancient India was highly advanced, much more than in any other country at that time. Its proof is available in Susruta Samhita, one of the main treatises of Ayurveda, which is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi - 2211 005, India.
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Singhal