| georg kelling (1866-1945): the root of modern day minimal invasive surgery. a forgotten legend? | on 23 september 1901, at the 73rd meeting of the society of german natural scientists and physicians in hamburg, following his lecture "on the inspection of the gullet and the stomach with flexible instruments", the surgeon and gastroenterologist georg kelling from dresden performed a laparoscopy on a dog. he called this procedure coelioscopy. kelling's ingenious idea to connect his oral insufflation device with the fiedler trocar and the nitze cystocope, led to the coelioscopy in 1901 and marke ... | 2007 | 17458553 |
| [seroprevalence of anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in dogs in germany]. | to determine the prevalence of anaplasma phagocytophilum in dogs in germany serum samples from 1124 dogs that were under suspicion of having anaplasmosis were examined. the samples were tested by an indirect immunofluorescence test (oft) for antibodies to a. phagocytophilum. the geographical origin of positive cases were analysed with an geographic information system. antibodies to a. phagocytophilum were found in 563 (50.1%) of the tested dogs. 166 dogs came from saarland, 161 from north rhine- ... | 2006 | 17009720 |
| allergens in house-dust samples in germany: results of an east-west german comparison. | the background of this study is the finding of several studies that the frequency of respiratory allergies was significantly higher in the former west germany than the former east germany. the present study investigated the levels of allergens of house-dust mite (der p 1 and der f 1), cat (fel d 1), and cockroach (bla g 2) in the household dust of 201 homes in hamburg (west germany) and 204 homes in erfurt (east germany), and examined the factors that affect these levels. the characteristics of ... | 1999 | 10604560 |
| beta(1-->3)-glucan in house dust of german homes: housing characteristics, occupant behavior, and relations with endotoxins, allergens, and molds. | beta(1-->3)-glucans are potent proinflammatory agents that have been suggested to play a role in indoor-related respiratory health effects. the aim of this study was to assess whether beta(1-->3)-glucan concentrations in house dust are correlated with levels of endotoxins, allergens, and culturable mold spore counts in house dust. further, the associations of beta(1-->3)-glucan with housing characteristics and occupant behavior were assessed. beta(1-->3)-glucan was measured in settled house dust ... | 2001 | 11266323 |
| [european community respiratory health survey in adults (ecrhs)]. | the european community respiratory health survey (ecrhs) was the first study to assess the geographical variation in asthma, allergy, and allergic sensitization in adults using the same instruments and definitions. the database of the ecrhs includes information from approximately 140 000 individuals aged 20 - 44 years from 22 countries. the aim of this review is to summarize the results of the ecrhs and to present the specific contribution of the german centers in hamburg and erfurt. the prevale ... | 2002 | 12089647 |
| [georg kelling (1866-1945): the man who introduced modern laparoscopy into medicine]. | on 23 september 1901, georg kelling (1866-1945) from dresden performed a celioscopy with a nitze cystoscope on a dog in hamburg. this was the beginning of the era of laparoscopy.his doctoral thesis already reflected his early interest in the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract. this experience, together with his knowledge on air insufflation of the abdomen, enabled him to be the first to develop the procedure he named "celioscopy." during this pioneer time of laparoscopy, he dev ... | 2006 | 16773385 |
| case report on fatal human rabies infection in hamburg, germany, march 2007. | | 2007 | 17868587 |