ABULCASIS SURGICAL CIRCLE JHL

             This activity was first started in feburary of 2009 in the class room of surgical unit 4 at jinnah hospital lahore. The aim behind was to give orientation of surgery to students of medical college. Our members ship is for undergraduates who want to become surgeons and post graduates of surgery. But we welcome all who have earned name in surgery or are in process.

              Meatiengs of members are held in class room of surgical unit 4. Here studens of different years make presentations on different topics of surgery. They are free to collect information from any source. During presentation there understanding of topic and presentation skill is judged. The most important and interesting part is question answar session where very hot discussion is observed.

             It is not a class room or lecture hall atmosphere. It is like frinds gupshup with tea party (some times). So every body who wants to choose surgery as future is invited.

            We are looking froward for contribution from all surgical units and allied departments to send us the most interesting cases that will be piblished on the site weekly. We also welcome surgeons of other colleges in or outside pakistan to share there surgical expriences.

            Let's make our country the home of surgery as it was done by Abu al-Qasim Khalaf ibn al-Abbas Al-Zahrawi (936 - 1013), ( أبو القاسم بن خلف بن العباس الزهراوي‎) the father of modren surgery.

  His inspirable Achievements 1000 years back 

1. A 30 volume book about different branches of science.: Al-Tasrif

2. Abū al-Qāsim was  specialized in curing disease by cauterization. He also invented several devices used during surgery, for the purpose of:

   • inspection of the interior of the urethra
   • applying and removing foreign bodies from the throat
   • inspection of the ear
   • described the use of forceps in vaginal deliveries.

   Surgical instruments

   Over 200 surgical instruments. Many of these instruments were never used before by any previous surgeons. Hamidan, for example, listed at least twenty six innovative surgical instruments that Abulcasis introduced.

   Abu al-Qasim's use of catgut for internal stitching is still practised in modern surgery. The catgut appears to be the only natural substance capable of dissolving and is acceptable by the body. Abū al-Qāsim also invented the forceps for extracting a dead fetus, as illustrated in the Al-Tasrif.

   In the Al-Tasrif (1000), Abū al-Qāsim introduced the use of ligature for the blood control of arteries in lieu of cauterization.The surgical needle was invented and described by Abū al-Qāsim in his Al-Tasrif

   Other surgical instruments invented by Abū al-Qāsim and first described in his Al-Tasrif (1000) include the scalpel, curette, retractor, surgical spoon, sound, surgical hook, surgical rod, and specula.