Frankfurt University Hospital- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology

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Frankfurt University Hospital

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Head of the Department

Prof. Dr. Udo Rolle

Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology

Description Curriculum vitae

Department of pediatric surgery and pediatric urology treats children and adolescents with all kind of diseases requiring surgical care. The main focus of the department is congenital malformations, abdominal diseases, pediatric urology (surgery of the urinary tract) and tumor surgery. Another focus is the treatment of hemangiomas and vascular malformations. The Department has specialized inpatient accommodations available for young patients where they can live together with a parent, in the child-friendly wards and are cared for by child caregivers. The operating rooms are well equipped with state-of-the-art equipment so that it can carry out many procedures minimally invasively. Laser medicine represents another building block of gentle treatment options offered by the department. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Udo Rolle more than 600 operations are carried out at the department yearly.

The Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology at the University Hospital Frankfurt is specialized in:

Pediatric surgery of the head and neck
Thoracic surgery
Abdominal surgery
Pediatric Urology
Pediatric Surgical Oncology
Outpatient pediatric surgery
Special therapy procedures

Examples of malformations and diseases of the perinatal period that are treated in the department are:

Head and neck:

Median cervical cyst
Lateral neck fistula
Ankyloglossia (short tongue ribbon)

Gastrointestinal tract:

Esophageal atresia
Duodenal atresia
Anorectal malformations / anal atresia
Hirschsprung's disease
Malrotation
Duplication in the gastrointestinal tract

Abdominal wall defects and diaphragmatic problems:

Gastroschisis
Omphalocele
Diaphragmatic hernia

Lungs:

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
Congenital pulmonary emphysema

Vessels:

Hemangiomas
Lymphangiomata
AV malformations

Urogenital system:

Solitary kidney
Horseshoe kidney
Ureteral stenosis
Hydronephrosis
Vesicoureteral reflux
Obstructive megaureter
Ureterocele
Urethral valves
Persistent Urachus
Hypospadias
Intersexual genitals
Retention testis, abdominal testes
Ovarian Cysts
Uterine malformations

Education

1986 - 1992 Study of Medicine at the University of Leipzig.

Professional Career

1993 - 1999 Resident, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig.
2000 - 2001 Researcher, Children's Research Centre, University College of Dublin, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland.
2003 - 2003 Resident, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland.
Since 2008 Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology at the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main.

Specialization

Anatomy and Morphology (Institute of Anatomy, 1993). Human Anatomy – Digestive System (Institute of Anatomy, 1993).
Pediatric Surgery (Medical Association of Saxonia, 1999). Pediatric Urology (Medical Association of Saxonia, 1999).
Scientific Titles and Degrees
1994 Doctor of Medicine. Dissertation title: "Histological, immunohistochemical and polarisation-microscopical investigations of the collagen types within the annular radial ligament in children" (Mentor: Gerald Leutert)
2003 PhD thesis in Medicine. Dissertation title: "Histological, histochemical and immunohistochemical investigation of the innervation of the upper urinary tract in different animal models and human" (Mentor: Udo Rolle).
Membership in Scientific Societies
Since 2002 British Association for Pediatric Surgery.
Since 1998 German Society of Pediatric Surgery (Board Member of the Regional Organization (since 2007)).
Since 2003 European Pediatric Surgical Association (Member of the Main Council).
Since 2003 European Pediatric Surgeon Association.
Since 2001 European Society of Pediatric Urology.
Since 2006 International Children’s Continence Society.
Since 2004 International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience.
Since 2000 Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida.