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Theodor kocher (1841-1917) Nobel prize centenary 2009.

Center for Genetic Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia (impact factor: 0.68). 12/2009; 53(9):1176-80. pp.1176-80
Source: PubMed

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.

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'cachexia strumipriva'
 
19th century
 
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Bern
 
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Kocher's innovative techniques
 
metabolism
 
mortality rate
 
Nobel Prize
 
normal growth
 
radical resection
 
resection
 
safe outcomes
 
seminal contributions
 
Theodor Kocher
 

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