Still the concept of sushruta is alive- a case report of survival of the patient as per sushruta’s principle even though intestinal perforation followed by fecal fistula formation

Acharya Sushruta has described the ancient tradition of surgery in Sushruta Samhita. It contains detailed description regarding practice of surgery. He performed surgeries in ancient era when no specific diagnostic facilities were available; therefore Sushruta Samhita is considered as the landmark in the field of surgery. In this review an attempt has been made to highlight the ancient surgical concepts of Sushruta Samhita which are being practiced even today with same basic principles but after some modifications and amendments. Among all the principles described by him, one very significant principle is that if in a patient, any viscera or organ is perforated but his/her fecal matter, urine and flatus are passed from its natural path so in spite of occurrence of related complications, the patient will survive.