“I will not cut, even for the stone”: origins of urology in the hippocratic collection

@argellastone @golikehellmachi The fact that surgery was so hazardous that it was nearly forbidden by the Hippocratic oath says a lot. https://t.co/0B4HT7jC0k

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RT @G_Owen_Schaefer: @JoWolffBSG Indeed, the original Hippocratic Oath seems to have forbade physicians from performing incisions (particul…

@JoWolffBSG Indeed, the original Hippocratic Oath seems to have forbade physicians from performing incisions (particularly cutting for stone). But still, that prohibition is based on need for specialist training, not absolute avoidance of causing harm... h