[The first allogenic tracheal transplantation in humans 45 years ago : Procedure, course, and outcome].

In November/December 1978, the first successful tracheal transplantation in humans was performed at the University ENT Clinic in Cologne by the then senior physicians Kurt G. Rose (later chief physician in Dortmund) and Klaus Sesterhenn (later chief physician in Duisburg). Director of the clinic at that time was Prof.

[Assessment of traumatic hearing loss].

Expert assessment of traumatic damage in the head and neck area by the adjuster broadly comprises two main questions: does a causal relationship between the complaint and the specific insured event exist, and what is the extent of the damage? A relationship is probable if the trauma is quantitively and qualitatively suitable to have caused the existent damage. A particularly difficult scenario is represented by cases lacking pre-accident findings or when the claimant claims that pre-existing hearing loss or tinnitus has been worsened by the event or that the accident was the cause of the impairment. It must also be taken into account that claimants frequently relate their complaints to an insured event due to causal thinking.

[The tracheotomy of Kaiser Friedrich III in the Year of the Three Kaisers, 1888 : Presentation of the original historical image to the DGHNO-KHC].

The current article describes an image depicting an otorhinolaryngologic surgical intervention being performed on Kaiser Friedrich III. The image was captured by the lithography of an unknown artist and originates from a Cologne printing press. Kaiser Friedrich III was the penultimate German Kaiser and died June 15, 1888, in Potsdam, after ruling for only 99 days (the Year of the Three Kaisers).