Ralf Boethig PhD

Ralf Boethig is the senior physician in neuro-urology at the BGKH and author of the specialist article that appeared in July: "We see again and again that spinal cord injuries, who are monitored much more closely (neuro-)urologically than the general population, are still at a much younger age develop bladder carcinoma, the tumor is usually very aggressive and those affected often die of their disease after a relatively short time." The study that has been carried out now provides new insights: "We were able to confirm that the duration of the paralysis obviously has an influence on the tumor risk and work out for the first time that the risk is also increased in paraplegic patients without permanent catheter care after many years of paralysis.

Dr. medical Ralf Böthig has been working at the BG Klinikum Hamburg since 2004 and in his function as a senior neurourologist in Germany is one of the most renowned specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in paraplegic patients.