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2021 Jul 27


Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed)

Management of “stone pain” between the 18th and 19th centuries: A brief history of a medical prescription in the Viceroyalty of New Granada.

Authors

Tuta-Quintero E, Martínez-Lozano JC, Briceño-Balcázar I, Guerron-Gómez G, Gómez-Gutiérrez A
Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed). 2021 Jul 27.
PMID: 34330692.

Abstract

The presence of stones in the urinary tract is a condition that has accompanied humans since ancient times. In colonial times, this condition was known as "stone pain" and its non-surgical management was based on the use of medicines derived from plants, animals and minerals.