Bowel obstruction historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Bowel obstruction has been described as far back as 1550 b.c. in ancient Egypt, however, the earliest record of the first successful treatment of small bowel obstruction was in 350 b.c. by Praxagorus.

• Bowel obstruction was described in the Ebers papyrus in 1550 b.c. in Egypt.^[1]
• Hippocrates was first to diagnose and treat small bowel obstruction.
• The first documented treatment was by Praxagorus in 350 b.c.
• Praxagrous’ treatment involved a fistula created between the skin and bowel that decompressed the obstructed bowel.

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