ASGKCON-2018

11 th Annual Conference of Association of Surgical Gastroenterologists of Kerala-ASGKCON-2018 will be conducted at Udaya Samudra Beach hotel, Kovalam on 24th and 25th march. The conference will focus on review and update of all core topics in the field of Surgical Gastroenterology. The talks are delivered by the eminent faculties of international reputation and […]

History

Citing from Egyptian papyri, John F. Nunn identified significant knowledge of gastrointestinal diseases among practicing physicians during the periods of the pharaohs. Irynakhty, of the tenth dynasty, c. 2125 B.C., was a court physician specializing in gastroenterology, sleeping, and proctology. Among ancient Greeks, Hippocrates attributed digestion to concoction. Galen’s concept of the stomach having four […]