Herr Harry W
Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
BJU Int. 2008 Sep;102(7):769-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.07796.x. Epub 2008 Jul 21.
To explore different interpretations of the clause embedded in the Hippocratic Oath, prohibiting surgery for stones, and its relevance for urology.
Various translations of the Oath, from the original Greek edition to historical revisions, were reviewed.
Controversy surrounds different translations and interpretations of the Oath about the practice of lithotomy among ancient healers. The reasons Hippocratic physicians were prohibited from performing lithotomy are several, but the consensus is that untrained physicians pledged not to undertake such a complicated procedure, but to refer their patients to other healers who specialized in that practice.
The Hippocratic Oath actually defined, identified and legitimized urology as the first medical speciality.
探讨《希波克拉底誓言》中禁止进行结石手术条款的不同解读及其与泌尿外科的相关性。
回顾了从希腊原文版到历史修订版的《誓言》各种译本。
围绕古代医者中关于膀胱切开取石术的《誓言》不同翻译和解读存在争议。希波克拉底派医生被禁止进行膀胱切开取石术的原因有多种，但共识是未经训练的医生承诺不进行如此复杂的手术，而是将患者转介给其他专门从事该手术的医者。
《希波克拉底誓言》实际上将泌尿外科定义、确认为首个医学专科并使其合法化。
