The origin of the "lithotomy position"?

The lithotomy position is a surgical procedure used to treat bladder stones.

Since the 4th century B.C.E., in the treatment of bladder stones, after the patient was placed in the current lithotomy position, the surgeon made a transverse incision between the scrotum and the anus to enter the bladder to remove the stone, and lithotomy came about because of the term "incision to remove the stone".

This method continued for more than 2,000 years, and it was not until 1720 that a transabdominal incision into the bladder was proposed, and in the 19th century, a transabdominal incision into the bladder became the classic incision.

And this position continues to be used under the name "cystolithotomy".

Extended information:

Bladder stones are stones that form in the bladder, and are categorized as primary bladder stones and secondary bladder stones.

The former refers to the stones formed in the bladder, which are mostly caused by malnutrition and occur mostly in children. With the continuous development of our economy, bladder stones in children are now on the decline.

The latter refers to bladder stones that originate in the upper urinary tract or are formed secondary to lower urinary tract obstruction, infection, bladder foreign bodies, or neurogenic bladder.

The main symptoms are pain and hematuria. Its degree is related to the location of the stone, size, activity and the presence or absence of complications and its degree and other original factors.

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