Andreas Koch

Areas of expertise and specialization

Awards

• President of the German Hernia Society 2013   
• Winner Fruchaud Price of the American Hernia Society   

Treatments

• Hernia Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, General Surgery

Professional Society Memberships

• American College of Surgeons, German Surgical Society, American Hernia Society, European Hernia Society, German Hernia Society

Articles and Publications

• 1. Arnold W, Gastinger I, Krause W, Schilling HW, Koch A, Grundei H. [Endoscopic fusion of the lumbar vertebrae]. Zentralbl Chir 1997;122:1040-5.

  2. Gastinger I, Koch A, Lippert H, Lorenz D. [Current status of treatment of appendicitis. Results of 2 prospective multicenter studies in East Germany. East German Working Group "Outcome Assessment and Quality Assurance in Surgery" of the CAQ of the German Society of Surgery]. Zentralbl Chir 1998;123 Suppl 4:8-10.

  3. Koch A, Gastinger I. [Indications for surgical therapy of gallstones]. Zentralbl Chir 1998;123 Suppl 2:22-4.

  4. Koch A, Lippert H. [Diagnostic laparoscopy within the scope of appendicitis treatment. East German Working Group "Outcome Assessment and Quality Assurance in Surgery" of the CAQ of the German Society of Surgery]. Zentralbl Chir 1998;123 Suppl 4:43-5.

  5. Marusch F, Koch A, Kluge J, et al. [Abdomino-thoracoscopic esophagus resection--an animal experiment study]. Zentralbl Chir 1998;123:188-92.

  6. Marusch F, Koch A, Kluge J, Stobe R, Immer P, Gastinger I. [Laparoscopy-assisted harvesting of free small intestine transplants for reconstruction of voice and deglutition after total laryngopharyngectomy--an animal experiment study]. Zentralbl Chir 1998;123:944-9.

  7. Marusch F, Koch A, Kluge J, et al. [Minimally invasive concepts in esophageal surgery--thoracoscopic anastomosis. An animal experiment study]. Zentralbl Chir 1999;124:63-7.

  8. Marusch F, Koch A, Kube R, Gastinger I. [Laparoscopic creation of stomas--an ideal single indication in minimally invasive surgery]. Chirurg 1999;70:785-8.

  9. Gastinger I, Marusch F, Koch A, Schneider C, Kockerling F. [Animal experiment study on pros and cons of laparoscopic interventions on the liver]. Zentralbl Chir 2000;125:650-4.

  10. Koch A, Schreiber LD, Mokros W, Rupprecht H, Lippert H. [Quality assurance in appendicitis--what has changed? Analysis of 2 prospective multicenter quality assurance studies]. Zentralbl Chir 2000;125 Suppl 2:185-91.

  11. Koch A, Zippel R, Marusch F, Schmidt U, Gastinger I, Lippert H. Prospective multicenter study of antibiotic prophylaxis in operative treatment of appendicitis. Dig Surg 2000;17:370-8.

  12. Marusch F, Koch A, Dietrich F, Hoschke B, Gastinger I. [Singular late metastasis of renal cell carcinoma in the pancreas. An unusual pancreatic tumor]. Zentralbl Chir 2001;126:391-5.

  13. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, Pross M, Gastinger I, Lippert H. Hospital caseload and the results achieved in patients with rectal cancer. Br J Surg 2001;88:1397-402.

  14. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. Effect of caseload on the short-term outcome of colon surgery: results of a multicenter study. Int J Colorectal Dis 2001;16:362-9.

  15. Marusch F, Koch A, Zippel R, Muth CP, Gastinger I. Laparoscopy of a traumatic rupture of a dysontogenetic splenic cyst. A case report. Surg Endosc 2001;15:759.

  16. Pross M, Schulz HU, Gunther T, et al. Real-time assessment of intraperitoneal tumor growth in a rat model using CEA immunoscintigraphy. Surgery 2001;129:745-8.

  17. Zippel R, Wilhelm L, Marusch F, Koch A, Urban G, Schlosser M. Antigenicity of polyester (Dacron) vascular prostheses in an animal model. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2001;21:202-7.

  18. Gastinger I, Koch A, Marusch F, Schmidt U, Kockerling F, Lippert H. [Significance of prospective multicenter observational studies for gaining knowledge in surgery]. Chirurg 2002;73:161-6.

  19. Koch A, Marusch F, Schmidt U, Gastinger I, Lippert H. [Appendicitis in the last decade of the 20th century--Analysis of two prospective multicenter clinical observational studies]. Zentralbl Chir 2002;127:290-6.

  20. Lippert H, Koch A, Marusch F, Wolff S, Gastinger I. [Open vs. laparoscopic appendectomy]. Chirurg 2002;73:791-8.

  21. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. Value of a protective stoma in low anterior resections for rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 2002;45:1164-71.

  22. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. [Prospective multi-center study colon/rectum carcinoma (primary tumors)--Results of the year 2000]. Zentralbl Chir 2002;127:332-49.

  23. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. Early postoperative results of surgery for rectal carcinoma as a function of the distance of the tumor from the anal verge: results of a multicenter prospective evaluation. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2002;387:94-100.

  24. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. Impact of age on the short-term postoperative outcome of patients undergoing surgery for colorectal carcinoma. Int J Colorectal Dis 2002;17:177-84.

  25. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. ["Colon-/rectal carcinoma" prospective studies as comprehensive surgical quality assurance]. Chirurg 2002;73:138-45; discussion 45-6.

  26. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. Routine use of transrectal ultrasound in rectal carcinoma: results of a prospective multicenter study. Endoscopy 2002;34:385-90.

  27. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. [Which factors are responsible for postoperative mortality in colorectal cancer patients?]. Zentralbl Chir 2002;127:614-21.

  28. Zippel R, Meyer L, Koch A, Marusch F, Gastinger I. [Laparoscopic treatment of iatrogenic perforations of the colon]. Zentralbl Chir 2002;127:307-9.

  29. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. [Importance of rectal extirpation for the therapy concept of low rectal cancers]. Chirurg 2003;74:341-51; discussion 51-2.

  30. Gastinger I, Marusch F, Koch A, et al. [Hartmann's procedure indication in colorectal carcinoma]. Chirurg 2004;75:1191-6.

  31. Meyer F, Marusch F, Koch A, et al. Emergency operation in carcinomas of the left colon: value of Hartmann's procedure. Tech Coloproctol 2004;8 Suppl 1:s226-9.

  32. Meyer L, Uberruck T, Koch A, Gastinger I. Resection of the spleen using the Water Jet dissection technique. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2004;14:321-4.

  33. Ueberrueck T, Koch A, Meyer L, Hinkel M, Gastinger I. Ninety-four appendectomies for suspected acute appendicitis during pregnancy. World J Surg 2004;28:508-11.

  34. Fuhrer S, May M, Koch A, et al. Intrauterine torsion of a testicular teratoma: a case report. J Perinatol 2005;25:220-2.

  35. Marusch F, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. The impact of the risk factor "age" on the early postoperative results of surgery for colorectal carcinoma and its significance for perioperative management. World J Surg 2005;29:1013-21; discussion 21-2.

  36. Schlosser M, Zippel R, Hoene A, et al. Antibody response to collagen after functional implantation of different polyester vascular prostheses in pigs. J Biomed Mater Res A 2005;72:317-25.

  37. Steinert R, Marusch F, Koch A, Ptok H, Reymond MA, Gastinger I. [Options for quality improvement in the treatment of rectum carcinoma]. Zentralbl Chir 2005;130:387-92.

  38. Ueberrueck T, Meyer L, Koch A, Hinkel M, Kube R, Gastinger I. The significance of Meckel's diverticulum in appendicitis--a retrospective analysis of 233 cases. World J Surg 2005;29:455-8.

  39. Kuehnel F, Marusch F, Koch A, Gastinger I. Retained loose linear cutter staples after laparoscopic appendectomy as the cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction. Int J Colorectal Dis 2007;22:717-8.

  40. Boenigk H, Meyer F, Koch A, Gastinger I. Surgical determinants, perioperative course and outcome of a representative patient cohort with acute appendicitis undergoing appendectomy over 3 decades. Pol Przegl Chir 2012;84:509-20.

  41. Mettke R, Schmidt A, Wolff S, et al. [Spleen injuries during colorectal carcinoma surgery. Effect on the early postoperative result]. Chirurg 2012;83:809-14.

  42. Koch A, Lorenz R, Meyer F, Weyhe D. [Hernia repair at the groin - who undergoes which surgical intervention?]. Zentralbl Chir 2013;138:410-7.

  43. Sahm M, Koch A, Schmidt U, et al. [Acute appendicitis - clinical health-service research on the current surgical therapy]. Zentralbl Chir 2013;138:270-7.

  44. Bendavid R, Lou W, Grischkan D, et al. A mechanism of mesh-related post-herniorrhaphy neuralgia. Hernia 2015.

  45. Kockerling F, Koch A, Lorenz R, Reinpold W, Hukauf M, Schug-Pass C. Open Repair of Primary Versus Recurrent Male Unilateral Inguinal Hernias: Perioperative Complications and 1-Year Follow-up. World J Surg 2015.

  46. Kockerling F, Koch A, Lorenz R, Schug-Pass C, Stechemesser B, Reinpold W. How Long Do We Need to Follow-Up Our Hernia Patients to Find the Real Recurrence Rate? Front Surg 2015;2:24.

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What do you attribute your success to?

• Spends a lot of time with his patients and gives his best to them every day.

Areas of research

• Mesh Complications after inguinal Hernia Repair. Research on chronic Pain after inguinal Hernia Repairs. Quality Assurance,

Teaching and speaking

• More than 100 national and international lectures

  (e.g. annual congress german socitey of Surgery, world congress endoscopic surgery, EHS,AHS, ACS, APHS, CHS)

Hobbies / Sports

• Football, Soccer, Boxing

Favorite professional publications

• Annals of Surgery

Areas of research

Mesh Complications after inguinal Hernia Repair. Research on chronic Pain after inguinal Hernia Repairs. Quality Assurance,

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