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Modern Tıbbın Yeniden Keşfettiği Bir Alternatif Tedavi Metodu: Hirudoterapi

AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT METHOD REDISCOVERED BY MODERN MEDICINE: HIRUDOTERAPY

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Hirudo medicinalis (leech ) is an example of alternative therapeutic usage mentioned in ancient medical literature and was a common practice in folk medicine as a healing aid for thou¬sands of years. Whereas its therapeutic application was one of the well-known procedures in 19th century, it was looked down upon in the beginning of the 20th century. It has been recalled and has started to regain its clinical importance after being sucessfully used in some cases after the 1950's.
Abstract (Original Language): 
Hirudo medicinalis'ten (sülük) eski tıp metinlerinde söz edilir ve binlerce yıldır uygulanır. 19. yüzyılda çok yaygın olan sülük kullanımı, 20. yüzyıl başında modern tıp dünyasınca tamamen terkedilmiş, 1950'li yılların ardından bazı olgularda uygulanarak yeniden güncellik kazanmıştır. Halen örnek klinik çalışma¬lara konu olmakla önemini tekrar kazanmaktadır
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