Tribute to Theodor Kocher: Far Beyond an Anatomical Reference
Arq. bras. neurocir
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39(3): 192-196, 15/09/2020.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
We know Kocher's name as an anatomical reference in neurosurgery. In fact, Theodor Kocher was a Swiss general surgeon, and his contributions were such that Kocher was honored in 1909 with the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology, and he was the first surgeon to receive this honor. Kocher participated in the initial scientific phase of medicine, livingwith names that are in history, as well as him; Langenbeck and Virchow, Lucke, Billroth, Horsley, Lister, Halstedt, Pasteur, Osler, Lawson Tait, Verneuil, and a long list and other icons of the time. The present account rescues the many important facets and contributions of the Swiss surgeonTheodor Kocher, and his relationship with several of them. Kocher's memory, surgical instruments and literary production are preserved in a small wing of the University of Bern. The present article highlights how intense Kocher's dedication to the medical field was.
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Main subject:
General Surgery
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Neurosurgical Procedures
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Epilepsy
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Neurosurgeons
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. bras. neurocir
Journal subject:
Cirurgia
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Neurosurgery
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Neurological Sciences, Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto(FUNFARME), Hospital de Base/BR
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