Bath Khushbir, Aggarwal Sourabh, Sharma Vishal
1 Department of Surgery, Harlem Hospital, NY, USA.
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, MI, USA.
J Med Biogr. 2019 Feb;27(1):2-3. doi: 10.1177/0967772016643463. Epub 2016 Nov 25.
Sushruta has been regarded as one of the pioneers of surgery. He performed procedures with crude surgical instruments that paved the path for today's operations. However, his existence is shrouded in myth and mystery. Sushruta belonged to a rich heritage of learned scholars and practiced and taught surgery at Benares University around 600BC. His work is assembled into a monumental thesis, possibly the first text book on surgery, the 'Sushruta Samhita' where he describes surgical instruments, procedures, illnesses, medicinal plants and preparation, dissection and the study of human anatomy, embryology and fractures. Sushruta is perhaps best known for the nasal reconstruction flap which is still used in different versions. For all his contributions, he has been aptly titled 'Father of Plastic Surgery'.
苏什鲁塔被视为外科手术的先驱之一。他用简陋的外科器械进行手术，为当今的手术奠定了基础。然而，他的身世却笼罩在神话和谜团之中。苏什鲁塔出身于一个学识渊博的丰富传统，大约在公元前600年于贝拿勒斯大学从事外科手术实践和教学。他的著作被汇编成一部具有里程碑意义的论文，可能是第一本外科学教科书《苏什鲁塔本集》，在其中他描述了外科器械、手术、疾病、药用植物及其制备、解剖以及人体解剖学、胚胎学和骨折的研究。苏什鲁塔最著名的或许是至今仍在以不同版本使用的鼻再造皮瓣。鉴于他的所有贡献，他被恰如其分地称为“整形外科学之父”。
