Clinic for Neurosurgery, Kantonsspital St.Gallen, Switzerland.
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2012 Jun;154(6):1105-15; discussion 1115. doi: 10.1007/s00701-012-1341-1. Epub 2012 Apr 11.
Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917) was elected as head of the university clinic for surgery in Berne, Switzerland at the age of 31 years. During the 45 years of his professorship he became one of the outstanding surgeons of Europe by using surgical techniques based predominately on physiological and biological ideas. The aim of this article was to highlight his neurosurgical achievements published in the German language.
The illustrations of Kocher's works in the field of neurosurgery are exclusively based on his publications and works published by his co-workers.
Kocher received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1909 because he devoted himself to intense research and development in the pathophysiology and surgical treatment of diseases of the thyroid gland. His particular neurosurgical interests were in cerebral and spinal trauma, operative treatment of epilepsy and the pathophysiology of elevated intracranial pressure.
Studies of Kocher's contributions, published exclusively in the German language, lead to the conclusion that Kocher must be designated as the first Swiss neurosurgeon.
埃米尔·特奥多尔·科赫（Emil Theodor Kocher）于 1841 年至 1917 年担任瑞士伯尔尼大学外科诊所的负责人。在他任教的 45 年中，他主要运用基于生理学和生物学理念的外科技术，成为欧洲杰出的外科医生之一。本文旨在突出他在德语出版物中发表的神经外科学成就。
科赫神经外科学著作中的插图完全基于他的出版物以及他的合著者的作品。
科赫因致力于甲状腺疾病的病理生理学和手术治疗的深入研究和发展，于 1909 年获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。他特别关注脑和脊髓创伤、癫痫的手术治疗以及颅内压升高的病理生理学。
对科赫仅以德语发表的贡献的研究得出结论，科赫必须被指定为瑞士的第一位神经外科医生。
