Caumartin Yves, McAlister Vivian C, Luke Patrick P W
Department of Surgery, Divisions of General Surgery and Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON.
Can Urol Assoc J. 2010 Dec;4(6):407-12. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.10006.
Abraham Groves worked as a general practitioner and surgeon in the small town of Fergus, Ontario, Canada. Several priority claims have been attributed to Groves' life in surgery, including aseptic surgery (1874), appendectomy (1883) and the use of surgical gloves (1885). He was also an early practitioner of urological surgery.
The purpose of this paper is to describe and objectively assess his contributions as a pioneer in urological surgery.
A systematic search of contemporary journals was made for articles by or about Groves. These articles and his 1934 autobiography were reviewed. The information was assessed not only for priority, but also for the development of organized surgical principles and thought.
Groves published frequently throughout his career; up to this point, 36 papers have been identified. Groves' claims are verifiable for aseptic surgery, which were the result of logical surgical thought and was practiced throughout his career. Contemporary publications support his early use of suprapubic lithotomy (1875), prostatotomy (1887), bladder repair (1892), urethral repair (1903), renal decapsulation (1905) and prostatectomy (1911).
Despite his isolation, Abraham Groves independently developed a full range of surgical techniques and principles relevant to modern-day urology. His impact was reduced by the nature of the environment in which he worked and by the limited circulation of the journals in which he chose to publish.
亚伯拉罕·格罗夫斯在加拿大安大略省弗格斯小镇担任全科医生和外科医生。格罗夫斯在外科手术生涯中有多项优先权声明，包括无菌手术（1874年）、阑尾切除术（1883年）以及手术手套的使用（1885年）。他也是泌尿外科手术的早期从业者。
本文旨在描述并客观评估他作为泌尿外科手术先驱者的贡献。
对当代期刊进行系统检索，查找由格罗夫斯撰写或关于他的文章。对这些文章以及他1934年的自传进行了审阅。不仅评估了这些信息的优先权，还评估了有组织的外科手术原则和思想的发展情况。
格罗夫斯在其整个职业生涯中频繁发表文章；截至目前，已确定36篇论文。格罗夫斯关于无菌手术的声明是可验证的，这是逻辑外科思维的结果，并且在他的整个职业生涯中都有实践。当代出版物支持他早期使用耻骨上膀胱切开取石术（1875年）、前列腺切开术（1887年）、膀胱修复术（1892年）、尿道修复术（1903年）、肾被膜剥除术（1905年）和前列腺切除术（1911年）。
尽管处于孤立状态，但亚伯拉罕·格罗夫斯独立开发了一系列与现代泌尿外科相关的手术技术和原则。他工作的环境性质以及他选择发表文章的期刊发行量有限，降低了他的影响力。
