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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2020; 39(03): 192-196
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713592
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Tribute to Theodor Kocher: Far Beyond an Anatomical Reference

Homenagem a Theodor Kocher: Muito além de uma referência anatômica
Angelo L. Maset 
1   Department of Neurological Sciences, Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto(FUNFARME), Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil
,
Dionei Freitas de Morais
1   Department of Neurological Sciences, Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto(FUNFARME), Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil
,
Sérgio Ivo Calzolari
1   Department of Neurological Sciences, Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto(FUNFARME), Hospital de Base, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil
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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, living with 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 surgeon Theodor 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.

Resumo

Conhecemos o nome de Kocher como um referencial anatômico em neurocirurgia. Na verdade, Theodor Kocher foi um cirurgião geral suíço, e suas contribuições foram tantas que Kocher foi honrado em 1909 com o Prêmio Nobel de Medicina e Fisiologia, sendo o primeiro médico a deter esta honraria. Kocher participou da fase científica inicial da Medicina, convivendo com nomes que ficaram na história, assim como ele; Langenbeck e Virchow, Lucke, Billroth, Horsley, Lister, Halstedt, Pasteur, Osler, Lawson Tait, Verneuil, e uma longa lista e outros ícones da época. O presente relato resgata as várias e importantes facetas e contribuições do cirurgião suíço Theodor Kocher, e a sua relação com vários deles. A memória de Kocher, seus instrumentos cirúrgicos e produção literária estão preservados em uma pequena ala da Universidade de Berna. O presente artigo evidencia quão intensa foi a dedicação de Kocher à Medicina.

Keywords

history of Medicine - history of the twentieth century - surgeons - historical Aspects of NLM Neurosurgery

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história da Medicina - história do século XX - cirurgiões - aspectos históricos da Neurocirurgia


Publication History

Received: 05 December 2019

Accepted: 22 April 2020

Article published online:
31 July 2020

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