Scientometrics
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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2010; 16(18): 2317-2320
Published online May 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2317
Table 5 Introduction of some major gastroenterology achievements in Western countries and Hungary[2-6]
AchievementInternational application (year, author, location)Hungarian application (year, author, location)
Rigid gastroscopy1868 (A. Kussmaul, Freiburg)1902 (J. Zimmermann, Budapest)
Gastric resection1880 (L. Rydiger, Vienna)1900 (M. Herczel, Budapest)
Radiography1895 (K. Roentgen, Würzburg)1896 (J. Klupathy, Budapest)
Cholecystectomy1881 (C. Langenbuch, Berlin)1889 (D. Velits, Budapest)
Liver biopsy1938 (I. Silverman, New York)1948 (L. Friedrich, Budapest)
Vagotomy1943 (L. Dragstedt, Chicago)1948 (E. Hedri, Budapest)
B-mode abdominal ultrasound1957 (I. McDonald, London)1973 (Á. Szebeni, Budapest)
Fiberoptic gastroscopy1958 (B. Hirschowitz, Birmingham, USA)1965 (T. Jávor, Debrecen)
Fiberoptic colonoscopy1970 (F. Matsunaga, Tokyo)1972 (L. Simon, Jászberény)
Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography1970 (I. Oi, Tokyo)1971 (L. Sáfrány, Budapest)
Endoscopic sphincterotomy1973 (M. Classen, Munich)1976 (J. Papp, Budapest)
Liver transplantation1967 (T. Starzl, Denver)1995 F. Perner, Budapest)
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy1985 (T. Mühe, Bobelein)1990 (I. Kiss, Pécs)
Capsule endoscopy2000 (P. Swain, London)2002 (I. Rácz, Győr)