inal ▁column . ▁He ▁also ▁conducted ▁extensive ▁research ▁of ▁bl ad der ▁and ▁kid ney ▁dist urban ces , ▁dise ases ▁of ▁the ▁ch est , ▁et ▁al . ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁sur ge ons ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁append ix ▁in ▁cases ▁of ▁rec urrent ▁append ic itis , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁attempted ▁the ▁first ▁cho led och ot omy . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁numerous ▁publications ▁on ▁surg ery ▁was ▁Ch ir urg ische ▁Oper ations le hre , ▁a ▁three - volume ▁work ▁that ▁he ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁August ▁B ier ▁( 1 8 6 1 - 1 9 4 9 ) ▁and ▁Heinrich ▁Friedrich ▁Wilhelm ▁Braun ▁( 1 8 6 2 - 1 9 3 4 ). ▁ ▁Associ ated ▁e pon ym s ▁▁ ▁" K ü mm ell ' s ▁disease ": ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁delayed ▁post - tra um atic ▁o ste one c ros is ▁of ▁a ▁verte br al ▁body . ▁ ▁" K ü mm ell ' s ▁point ": ▁ ▁A ▁di agnost ical ▁point ▁of ▁append ic itis . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Hermann ▁Kü mm ell ▁@ ▁Who ▁N amed ▁It ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Kor bach ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Wal deck ▁and ▁Py rm ont ▁Category : G erman ▁sur ge ons ▁Category