Bernhard Moritz Carl Ludwig Riedel (September 18, 1846 - September 12, 1916) was a German surgeon who was a native of Teschentin, Grossherzogtum Mecklenburg. He graduated from the University of Rostock in 1872, and for the next three years was Prosector at Rostock under Friedrich Sigmund Merkel (1845-1919). In 1875 he was an assistant to Franz König (1832-1910) in Göttingen, where he was habilitated for surgery in 1877. In the ensuing years he studied surgery with Bernhard von Langenbeck (1810-1887) and Heinrich Adolf von Bardeleben (1819-1895), and in 1881 became chief physician of the surgical department at the Städtisches Krankenhaus in Aachen. In 1888 he became director of the surgical clinic at the University of Jena. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Surgeon may refer to: a practitioner of surgery the moniker of British electronic music producer and DJ, Anthony Child; see Surgeon (musician) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The name Mecklenburg derives from a castle named Mikilenburg (Old German: big castle), located between the cities of Schwerin and Wismar. ... The University of Rostock (German: Universität Rostock) is a university in northern Germany, located in the city of Rostock in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and is the oldest university in Northern continental Europe. ... Prosector and physician in a dissection. ... Motto: Within your walls be concordance and public welfare Rostock (pronounced // from Polabian Roz toc, literally to flow apart) is the largest city in the north German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. ... Friedrich Sigmund Merkel (1845 – 1919) was a leading German anatomist and histopathologist of the late 19th century. ... Göttingen marketplace with old city hall, Gänseliesel fountain and pedestrian zone Göttingen ( ) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Bernhard Rudolf Konrad von Langenbeck (9 November 1810 - 29 September 1887) was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbecks amputation and founder of Langenbecks Archives of Surgery. ... Oche redirects here; in darts the oche is the line from which players must throw. ... Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (FSU) is located in Jena, Thuringia in Germany and was named for the German writer Friedrich Schiller. ...

Riedel was a pioneer in the surgical treatment of appendicitis and cholecystitis, and in 1888 is credited with performing the first choledochoduodenostomy (anastomosis of the common bile duct to the duodenum). His named is lent to the following medical eponyms: Appendicitis (or epityphlitis) is a condition characterized by inflammation of the appendix[1]. While mild cases may resolve without treatment, most require removal of the inflamed appendix, either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. ... Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. ... // Anastomosis (plural anastomoses) refers to a form of network in which streams both branch out and reconnect. ... Bile, which is synthesized in the liver, is carried to the right and left hepatic ducts, which converge to form the common hepatic duct. ... In anatomy of the digestive system, the duodenum is a hollow jointed tube connecting the stomach to the jejunum. ...

• Riedel thyroiditis (sometimes called ligneous thyroiditis, invasive fibrous thyroiditis or struma fibromatosis): An uncommon thyroid disease in which the thyroid gland is replaced by extensive fibrosis. First described by Riedel in 1896.
• Riedel's lobe: A tongue-shaped process of the liver, often found protruding over the gallbladder in cases of chronic cholecystitis.

Categories: Move to Wiktionary | Medicine stubs ... The liver is an organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. ... The gallbladder (or cholecyst, sometimes gall bladder) is a pear-shaped organ that stores about 50 ml of bile (or gall) until the body needs it for digestion. ...

References

• Who Named It?; Bernhard Riedel
• National Library of Medicine; Riedel and cholecystitis