Leopold Ritter von Dittel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leopold Ritter von Dittel

Austrian urologist

Date of Birth: 29-May-1815

Place of Birth: Fulnek, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1898

Profession: surgeon, university teacher, urologist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Leopold Ritter von Dittel

  • Leopold Ritter von Dittel (May 29, 1815 – July 28, 1898) was an Austrian urologist born in Fulnek, a community now located in the Czech Republic. Dittel received his medical doctorate in 1840 from the University of Vienna, and as a young man worked as a physician in Trentschin-Teplitz.
  • From 1853 to 1857, he was an assistant to Johann von Dumreicher (1815-1880) and a surgical assistant at the university hospital in Vienna.
  • Later, he became surgeon-in-chief of the Allgemeines Krankenhaus, and in 1865 attained the title of associate professor. He is credited for developing a number of innovative diagnostic and surgical practices in the field of genitourinary medicine.
  • He is remembered for his pioneer diagnostic work with the cystoscope, a device that was a recent invention of urologist Maximilian Nitze (1848–1906).
  • In urology, the cystoscope is used for endoscopic detection of bladder tumors and other urinary disorders.
  • With Felix Legueu (1863–1939) and Émile Forgue (1860–1943), the "Dittel-Forgue-Legueu operation" is named, defined as a surgical procedure for closure of vesicovaginal fistulae (VVF).A medical instrument used for treatment of stenosis of the urethra known as a "Dittel urethral sound" is named after him.

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