Avicenna's Canon of Medicine and Modern Urology. Part IV: Normal Voiding, Dysuria, and Oliguria
Urology Journal,
Vol. 6 No. 3 (2009),
27 August 2009
,
Page 228-233
https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v6i3.413
Abstract
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.How to Cite
Madineh, S. M. A. (2009). Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine and Modern Urology. Part IV: Normal Voiding, Dysuria, and Oliguria. Urology Journal, 6(3), 228–233. https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v6i3.413
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