Tsoucalas Gregory, Sgantzos Markos
1 University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Surg Innov. 2017 Apr;24(2):183-185. doi: 10.1177/1553350616686286. Epub 2017 Jan 3.
Alexandrian surgeon Ammonius Lithotomos, was the first to introduce lithoclastic cystotomy during the 3rd century BC in order to relieve a bladder's stone blockage. He had used a metallic hook or crotchet to remove the stone, which was named at the era "thrombus" of the urinary tract.
