Ninety and still active in research.

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
Hans Dieter Dahl, Gerald D Giebel

Abstract

Here, we review Prof. Stelzner's career and scientific achievements, which include his personal attitude to genuine creative thinking and its application to surgery and research. The stations of his clinical career are highlighted together with his excursions into philosophical and historical topics. From the vast number of publications and research activities, we describe major contributions to morphology including recent contributions through functional examination techniques. We reflect on his research on perianal fistulas. Modern-day understanding of continence of the anal sphincter apparatus and other visceral sphincter systems were fields of his research. His efforts in comparative anatomy and morphology are commended. An open mind throughout his life with sharp scientific reasoning opened him a world of solid arguments based on evidence to prove his view, sometimes after decades. Exemplary are the discussions about the adenoma-carcinoma sequence or his views on anatomical structures limiting the spread of cancer cells. We note his continuing research activities well beyond normal pension age. At the age of over 90, he is still a very sought-after conference speaker.

References

Sep 29, 1999·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F Stelzner
Jun 1, 2001·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F Stelzner, J Ruhlmann
Jul 3, 2002·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Gillian SmithC Roland Wolf
Feb 25, 2003·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F Stelzner, J Ruhlmann
Nov 8, 2003·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F Stelzner
Mar 17, 2004·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F StelznerD von Mallek
Apr 14, 2005·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F StelznerH U Steinau
Sep 27, 2005·Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie·D Pongratz, W L Gross
Feb 24, 2006·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F StelznerD von Mallek
Oct 27, 2006·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·P M Schlag
Oct 28, 2006·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F Stelzner
Oct 31, 2006·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F Stelzner
Mar 31, 2007·International Journal of Colorectal Disease·F Stelzner
Apr 3, 2010·Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen·F Stelzner
Jul 9, 2010·Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery·Friedrich Stelzner, Matthias Stelzner

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