Leopold Ritter von Dittel by Josef Loewy

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 Johann von Dumreicher, full name Johann Heinrich Georg Freiherr Dumreicher von Österreicher (13 January 1815, Trieste – 16 November 1880, Januševec, near Zagreb), was an Austrian surgeon. He was the father of Armand von Dumreicher (1845–1908 ...

(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 Maximilian Carl-Friedrich Nitze (September 18, 1848 – February 23, 1906) was a German urologist born in Berlin. He studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelberg, Würzburg and Leipzig. In 1874 he earned his doctorate, and subsequently bec ...

(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 Émile Auguste Forgue (29 December 1860 – 1 February 1943) was a French surgeon. In 1893 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Montpellier with the thesis ''Distribution des racines motrices dans les muscles des membres' ...

(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 A stenosis (from Ancient Greek στενός, "narrow") is an abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure such as foramina and canals. It is also sometimes called a stricture (as in urethral stricture). ''Stricture'' ...

of the urethra known as a " Dittel urethral sound" is named after him.NovoSurgical
Dittel Urethral Sound

Written works

* ''Ueber Klumpfuss'', (1851) - treatise on clubfoot. * ''Skoliose'', (1853) - treatise on

scoliosis Scoliosis is a condition in which a person's spine has a sideways curve. The curve is usually "S"- or "C"-shaped over three dimensions. In some, the degree of curve is stable, while in others, it increases over time. Mild scoliosis does not t ...

* ''Beiträge zur Pathologie und Therapie der Männlichen Geschlechtstheile'', (1859) - Contributions to the pathology and treatment of male genitalia. * ''Sekundäre Luxation des Hüftgelenkes'', (1861) - Secondary dislocation of hip. * ''Der Kathederismus'', (1864) * ''Beitrag zur Lehre der Hypertrophie der Prostata'', in Oesterreichischer Medizinischer Jahrbericht, (1867) - Contribution to the teaching of hypertrophy of the prostate. * ''Der Steinsauger'', in Allgemeine Wiener Medizinische Zeitung, (1870) * ''Die Stricturen der HarnrÖhre'' (in Franz von Pitha - Theodor Billroth's Handbuch der Chirurgie), (1872) - Strictures of the urethra. * ''Zur Behandlung der Hypertrophie der Vorsteherdrüse in Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift'', (1876) - For treatment of hypertrophy of the prostate gland. * ''Operationen der Blasensteine'', (1880) - Operations for bladder stones. * ''Nierencalculose'', (1881) - kidney calculus.

References

DITTEL, LEOPOLD RITTER VON - JewishEncyclopedia.com

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, (biography and list of publications by Leopold von Dittel) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dittel, Leopold Ritter von 1815 births 1898 deaths People from Fulnek 19th-century Austrian people Physicians from Austria-Hungary Academic staff of the University of Vienna Moravian-German people Austrian people of Moravian-German descent People from Austrian Silesia