Innovation prize for Freiburg specialist
Prof. Dr. Martin Rössle receives award from the European Liver Society for the development of a liver intervention at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg
At the annual meeting of the European Liver Society (EASL), Prof. Dr. Martin Rössle, specialist in internal medicine and long-time employee at the Department of Medicine II at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg, was presented with the EASL Innovation Award on Friday, June 24, 2022 in London. The award recognizes his development of the so-called "transjugular intrahepatic porosystemic shunt" (TIPS), a minimally invasive procedure that can successfully treat numerous complications of liver cirrhosis. In this procedure, the blood is diverted past the liver using a type of bypass, thereby reducing the pressure in the vascular system upstream of the liver, which can lead to a life-threatening condition if left untreated. TIPS is now a standard procedure that is performed worldwide and is anchored in national and international guidelines. It increases both life expectancy and quality of life for patients.
"We are very proud of Prof. Rössle's remarkable lifetime achievement," says Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme, Medical Director of the Department of Medicine II at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg. "He has made a major contribution to establishing us internationally as a leading center in the field of liver diseases." More than 100 TIPS procedures are performed at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg every year.
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Medical Center - University of Freiburg
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Caption: (from left to right) Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme, Medical Director at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg, award winner Prof. Dr. Martin Rössle and Prof. Dr. Thomas Berg, President of the EASL, at the presentation of the EASL Innovation Award
Image rights: European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
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