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Theodor Kocher (1841-1917) Nobel Prize Centenary 2009 / Theodor Kocher (1841-1917) Centenário de Prêmio Nobel 2009
Kopp, Peter.
  • Kopp, Peter; Northwestern University Chicago. Feinberg School of Medicine. Center for Genetic Medicine. Illinois. US
Arq. bras. endocrinol. metab ; 53(9): 1176-1180, dez. 2009. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-537070
ABSTRACT
One hundred years ago, in 1909, Theodor Kocher was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work on the physiology, pathology, and surgery of the thyroid gland. In the late 19th century, the resection of the thyroid was feared because of its high mortality rate. Kocher's innovative techniques resulted in safe outcomes. His observations that radical resection of the thyroid results in "cachexia strumipriva" contributed to the recognition that the thyroid is essential for normal growth, development and metabolism. He made many other seminal contributions to the field of surgery and medicine, and his expertise was internationally recognized. Kocher served as the chairman of surgery at the University of Bern in Switzerland, his alma mater, until his death in 1917.
RESUMO
Há 100 anos, em 1909, Theodor Kocher foi agraciado com o Prêmio Nobel de Fisiologia e Medicina pelo seu trabalho na fisiologia, na patologia e na cirurgia da glândula tireoide. No final do século XIX, a ressecção da tireoide era temida pelo alto índice de mortalidade. As técnicas inovadoras de Kocher resultaram como procedimento seguro. Suas observações de que a ressecção radical da tireoide resulta em cachexia strumipriva contribuiu no reconhecimento de que a tireoide é essencial no crescimento normal, no desenvolvimento e no metabolismo. Ele realizou muitas outras contribuições seminais no campo da cirurgia e da medicina, e seu conhecimento foi reconhecido internacionalmente. Kocher foi chefe da cirurgia da Universidade de Berna na Suíça, sua alma mater, até sua morte em 1917.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Thyroid Diseases / Nobel Prize Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Arq. bras. endocrinol. metab Journal subject: Endocrinology / Metabolism Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Northwestern University Chicago/US

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Thyroid Diseases / Nobel Prize Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Arq. bras. endocrinol. metab Journal subject: Endocrinology / Metabolism Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: Northwestern University Chicago/US