Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 3, 2026

Ultrasonography of the Adult Male Urinary Tract for Urinary Functional Testing
Published on: August 14, 2019
[German-Japanese scientific exchange in urology in the early 20th century]
1Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, Universität Ulm, Frauensteige 6 (Michelsberg), 89075, Ulm, Deutschland, thorsten.halling@uni-ulm.de.
Abstract:
This paper analyzes the importance of the German language and German culture and institutional development of urology in Japan in the early 20th century, starting from the development of the medical school for Japanese in Germany and their function in the process of modernization of the Meiji period (1868-1912). Examples of bi-directional German-Japanese relations in medicine, which also included an integrated knowledge transfer, are shown. The study is based mainly on Japanese and German sources about Japanese physicians in Germany as well as contemporary publications in German and international medical journals. Methodologically, the article combines quantitative analysis with individual biographical aspects.
Related Concept Videos
Urologic Endoscopic Procedure: Cystoscopic Examination
Anatomy of the Genitourinary System II: Bladder and Urethra
Urodynamic Studies: Uroflowmetry
Physiology of the Genitourinary System II: Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
Filtration and Urine Formation
Urinary Tract Calculi VI: Surgical Management

