ABSTRACT
Historical Background • In A ncien t E gyptian tim es, discussion o f abdom ina l in ju ry has been vaguely
rep o rted in the E dw ard S m ith Surgical Papyrus an d the H ears t Papyrus 15003000 BC. Progressing th rough the centuries H ippocrates and C laudeus G alinus m ade b rie f references to ab dom ina l evaluation. It is on ly in the last 30 years th a t significant advances have been m ade.
