Theodor Kocher (1841-1917) Nobel Prize Centenary 2009

Kopp, Peter

doi:10.1590/s0004-27302009000900015

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“…Dentre eles, Kocher teve o trabalho mais importante, sendo agraciado com o Prêmio Nobel de Medicina e Fisiologia, em 1909. 5,7 Nesse sentido, ele foi o primeiro cirurgião congratulado com um prêmio Nobel. 8,9 Figura 1.…”

Section: Contribuições Para a Fisiologia E Cirurgia Da Tireóideunclassified

Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917): contribuições para a Medicina e Neurocirurgia

Fortes¹,

Valença²

2022

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Theodor Kocher foi um grande cirurgião suíço que atuou no final do século XIX e início do século XX, contribuindo em diversas áreas da Medicina e sendo o primeiro cirurgião congratulado com um Prêmio Nobel de Medicina e Fisiologia, em 1909. Durante sua presidência da Clínica Cirúrgica da Universidade de Bern, Kocher se tornou referência entre os cirurgiões da Europa e influenciou grandes nomes da cirurgia, tais como Harvey Cushing e William Halsted. Além disso, seu rigor metodológico colaborou com a inserção do método científico na prática médica. Esse artigo de revisão propõe revisitar suas principais contribuições e discutir como seu trabalho influenciou no desenvolvimento da Medicina atual, com destaque para a cirurgia e fisiopatologia da tireóide, cirurgia da hipófise e cirurgia valvar para epilepsia.

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Section: Contribuições Para a Fisiologia E Cirurgia Da Tireóideunclassified

Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917): contribuições para a Medicina e Neurocirurgia

Fortes¹,

Valença²

2022

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“…This was just the opposite to Kocher's operative technique. Emil Theodor Kocher -orthopaedic surgeon and the 9 first surgeon Nobel Prize Winner Furthermore, he pointed out that myxoedema could be prevented by the prophylactic use of iodine 3 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…After Lücke moved to Strasbourg in 1872, a still young Kocher applied for the position of Professor and Director. At that time, the board of faculties recommended the German practitioner, Franz König, a famous foreign surgeon, but under pressure from the students, the government and board of regents chose Kocher for that very important post 3 . Anyway, Franz Konig found a placement at Charite, Berlin.…”

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Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917): Orthopaedic surgeon and the first surgeon Nobel Prize winner

Bumbaširević

Zagorac²,

Lešić

2013

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Theodor Emil Kocher (1841-1917), born in Bern, educated in many universities in Europe. Kocher as many surgeons of that time performed orthopedic surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery and endocrine surgery, but he become famous in orthopaedic surgery and endocrine surgery. He is remember as a surgeon who described the approach to the hip joint, elbow joint, maneuver for the reduction of dislocated shoulder joint. He introduced many instruments and many of them, such as Kocher clamp is still in use. Most important Kocher work was the thyroid gland surgery, and he received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1909, for-in this matter. His nature of meticulous surgeon, scientific and hard working person, dedicated to his patients and students made- found him the place in a history of medicine.

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“…Removing a single diseased organ might therefore be curative. A Swiss surgeon, Theodor Kocher, in particular, treated the symptoms of hyperthyroidism with removal of the thyroid gland successfully (Kopp 2009). What he did not predict was the onset of hypothyroidism and so attempted to treat this by replacing normal thyroid tissue into his patients, effectively performing the first transplant.…”

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confidence: 99%