Hans Frangenheim
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| Born | 18 January 1920 Cologne, Germany |
| Died | 22 September 2001 (aged 81) Konstanz, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | University of Cologne (M.D.) |
| Occupation | Gynecologist |
Hans Frangenheim (18 January 1920,
Biography
Hans Frangenheim was the second son of Margarethe (née Steinmetz) and Paul Frangenheim, Director of Surgery at the
Pioneer in laparoscopy
In 1951, Frangenheim observed an internist performing a liver laparoscopy using a method developed by Heinz Kalk. Frangenheim later recalled” I realized that this could mean a new aid for gynecology and began looking into the literature.”[1] Frangenheim improved instrumentation and started to perform laparoscopic procedure on a regular basis by 1952.[1] In 1955 Frangenheim visited Raoul Palmer in Paris another pioneer in laparoscopy applying it for the investigation of infertility. In 1958 Frangenheim reported his experience when few gynecologist were using the abdominal approach to investigate the pelvis.[2] More popular was at that time the approach pioneered by Albert Decker using culdoscopy.[1] Frangenheim developed an improved insufflator to facilitate the installation of CO2 into the abdomen.[3] He started to teach numerous interested colleagues at the Wuppertal hospital, among them Patrick Steptoe.[1][4] Frangenheim published the first book about gynecologic laparoscopy in 1959. He pointed out that it was superior to culdoscopy and useful for investigations of infertility and ectopic pregnancy.[5] In 1964 Frangenheim presented the use of “cold light” whereby the light was transmitted through fiberoptics to the laparoscope. Illumination was much better and Frangenheim predicted that this would replace traditional illumination that had the light bulb incorporated at the tip of the instrument.[1] Frangenheim not only used laparoscopy for diagnostic indications but also started to do operative interventions.[3] Along with Palmer Frangenheim introduced a laparoscopic method to block the fallopian tubes for sterilization.[1]
Selected publications
- Frangenheim H: Die Laparoskopie und die Culdoskopie in der Gynäkologie. Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1959
- Frangenheim H (1964). "Tubal Sterilization Under Visualization with the Laparoscope". Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 24: 470–3. PMID 14237965.
- Frangenheim H (1969). "[The present position of laparoscopy in gynecology]". Arch Gynakol. 207 (1): 240–50. S2CID 31554297.
- Frangenheim H: Die Laparoskopie in der Gynäkologie, Chirurgie und Pädiatrie: Lehrbuch und Atlas. Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1970, ISBN 3-13-331403-3
- Frangenheim H: Laparoscopy and Culdoscopy in Gynecology: Textbook and atlas. Butterworths, London, 1972, ISBN 0-407-90100-0
- Frangenheim H: Diagnostische und operative Laparoskopie in der Gynäkologie: ein Farbatlas. Marseille Verlag, München, 1980
- Frangenheim H: Laparoskopie in der Gynäkologie: Bilder zur diagnostischen und operativen Laparoskopie. ROCOM Verlag, Basel, 1981, ISBN 3-7244-8520-4
Honors and awards
- Honorary member, American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopy (1971)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists ad eundem (1978)
- Honorary member, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Endoskopie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
- President, French Societe Medicale Internationale d Endoscopie et de Radiocinema
- Shirokdar Memorial Award (1979)
- BundesverdienstkreuzI. Klasse (1982)
- Croce al merito (Italien) (1982)
References
- ^ PMID 9876704.
- ^ Frangenheim H (1958). "Die Bedeutung der Laparoskopie fue die gynaekologische Diagnostik". Fortschr Med. 76: 451–452.
- ^ a b Camran Nezhat. "Neshat's History of Endoscopy. Chapter 18. 1950's". Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- PMID 9876723.
- Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 1959.
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