Experienced specialist in visceral surgery

PD Dr. med. Franc H. Hetzer, born in 1963, took over the practice in 2019 from PD Dr. med. Hans Peter Klotz. As an experienced specialist in visceral surgery, he personally performs your surgical treatment, provides care in the clinic, and carries out the necessary follow-up treatment in every case. Safe, efficient, and, above all, individualized personal treatment is his central concern.

Career

Schools, Studies & Diplomas

Memberships

Scientific publications

Schmid RA, Schöb O, Hetzer FH, Schlumpf R, Spiess M, Largiadèr F (1997) Experimental technique for (Laparoscopic) bowel anastomosis: transient endoluminally stented anastomosis (TESA).
Surg Laparosc Endosc.7:281-284
Impact factor: 1.152 (2004)
Inderbitzin D, Schmid R, Hetzer FH, Schöb O (1998) Is growth influencing diameter and function of laparoscopic TESA-hepaticojejunostomy? A comparison of adult minipigs and juvenile domestic swine.
J Invest Surg. 11:115-122
Impact factor: 1.107 (2006)
Hetzer FH, Schmid RA, Inderbitzin D, Schöb O (1998) Laparoscopic sigma resection; a comparative experimental study between double-stapling- and foreign material free biostent-technique (TESA).
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A.8:285-93
Impact factor 0.718 (2006)
Hilfiker PR, Weishaupt D, Kacel GM, Hetzer FH, Griff MD, Debatin JF (1999) Detection of GI bleeding: assessment of a non-invasive concept based on 3D MRI and blood pool agent in pigs.
Gut.45:581-587
Impact factor: 9.002 (2006)
Hetzer FH, Hotz T, Steinke W, Schlumpf R, Decurtins M, Largiadèr F (1999) What is the golden standard for inguinal hernia repair, Shouldice or Lichtenstein? A prospective randomized study on 385 male patients. Hernia: the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery.
3:117-120 (Impact factor: none)
Weishaupt D, Hetzer FH, Ruehm SG, Schmidt M, Patak MA, Debatin JF (2000) 3D MRI for detection of traumatic intra-abdominal hemorrhage and parenchymal injuries.
Eur Radiol.10:1958-64
Impact factor: 2.554 (2006)
Bertschinger KM, Hetzer FH, Treiber K, Marincek B, Hilfiker PR (2002) Dynamic MR Imaging of the Pelvic Floor: Sitting Position in an Open Magnet versus Supine Position in a Closed Magnet. Radiology. 223:501-508 Impact factor: 5.251 (2006)
Hetzer FH, Demartines N, Handschin AE, Clavien P-A (2002) Stapler versus excision hemorroidectomy: Long term results of a prospective randomized trial.
Arch Surg. 137:337-40
Impact factor: 3.058 (2006)
Hetzer FH, Schäfer M, Demartines N, Clavien P-A (2002) The learning curve and clinical safety of stapled haemorrhoidectomy: a prospective study of 61 patients.
Swiss Surg.8:31-6 (Impact factor: none)
Fantin A, Hetzer F, Christ A, Fried M, Schwizer W (2002) Influence of stapler haemorrhoidectomy on anorectal function and on patients' acceptance.
Swiss Med Wkly. 132:38-42
Impact factor: 1.346 (2006)
Hetzer FH, Künzi W, Schwizer W, Demartines N (2003) Continent colostomy with rectus abdominis neosphincteroplasty: development of an animal model.
Br J Surg. 90:1273-9
Impact factor: 4.606 (2011)
Dvorkin LS, Hetzer F, Scott M, Williams NS, Gedroyc W, Lunniss PJ (2004) Open-Magnet MR Defaecography compared with Evacuation Proctography in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Rectal Intussusception.
Colorectal Dis.6:45-53
Impact factor: 2.059 (2007)
Lunniss PJ, Gladman MA, Hetzer FH, Williams NS, Scott SM (2004) Risk factors in acquired faecal incontinence.
J R Soc Med. 97:111-6
Impact factor: 0.685 (2006)
Hetzer FH, Hahnloser D, Knoblauch Y, Löhlein F, Demartines N (2005). New screening technique for Sacral Nerve Stimulation in local anaesthesia.
Tech Coloproctol. 9:25-8
Impact factor: 1.288 (2011)
Williams NS, Giordano P, Dvorkin LS, Huang A, Hetzer FH, Scott SM (2005) External Pelvic Rectal Suspension (The Express Procedure) for Full-Thickness Rectal Prolapse: Evolution of a New Technique.
Dis Colon Rectum. 48:307-16
Impact factor: 3.103 (2011)
Hetzer FH, Tsagari C, Andreisek G, Sahrbacher U, Weishaupt D (2006) MR-Defecography in Patients with Fecal Incontinence – Spectrum of Imaging Findings and Impact on Surgical Management.
Radiology. 240(2):449-57
Impact factor: 5.251 (2006)
Hetzer FH, Hahnloser D, Clavien P-A, Demartines N (2006) Video assisted sacral nerve stimulation.
Tech Coloproctol.10(2):121-3
Impact factor: 1.288 (2011)
Hübner M, Hetzer FH, Weishaupt D, Hahnloser D, Clavien P-A, Demartines N (2006) A prospective comparison between clinical outcome and open-configuration MR-defecography findings before and after surgery for symptomatic rectocele Colorectal
Dis. 8(7):605-11
Impact factor: 2.927 (2011)
Hetzer FH, Bieler A, Hahnloser D, Löhlein F, Clavien P-A, Demartines N (2006) Outcome and cost analysis of sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence
Br J Surg. 93(11):1411-1417
Impact factor: 4.606 (2011)
Hetzer FH, Hahnloser D, Clavien P-A, Demartines N (2007) Quality of Life and Morbidity after permanent Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence.
Arch Surg. 142:8-13
Impact factor: 4.239 (2011)
Scholz T, Hetzer FH, Dindo D, Demartines N, Clavien PA, Hahnloser D (2007) Long-term follow-up after combined fissurectomy and Botox injection for chronic anal fissures.
Int J Colorectal Dis. 22:1077-81.
Impact factor: 2.082 (2010)
Hübner M, Hahnloser D, Hetzer F, Müller MK, Clavien P-A, Demartines N (2007) A prospective randomized comparison of two instruments for dissection and vessel sealing in laparoscopie colorectal surgery.
Surg Endosco. 21(4):5924
Impact factor: 4.013 (2011)
Soll C. Hahnloser D, Dindo D, Clavien PA, Hetzer F. (2008) A novel approach for treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus: less is more.
Int J Colorectal Dis. 23(2):177-80.
Impact factor: 2.385 (2011)
Steffen S, Tarantino I, Hetzer FH, Warschkow R, Lange J, Zünd M. (2008) Safety and Morbidity after ultralow coloanal anastomosis: J-pouch vs end-to-end reconstruction.
Int J Colorectal Dis.23(3):277-81.
Impact factor: 2.385 (2011)
Solopova, AE, Hetzer FH, Marincek B, Weishaupt D. (2008) MR Defecography: Prospective Comparison between two different rectal enema compositions.
AJR Am J Roentgenol.190(2):W118-24
Impact factor: 2.775 (2011)
Tarantino I, Hetzer FH, Warschkow R, Zünd M, Stein, Zerz A. (2008) Local excision and endoscopic mesorectal resection vs. low anterior Resection in T1 rectal cancer.
Br J Surg. 95:375-380
Impact factor: 4.606 (2011)
Dindo D, Weishaupt D, Lehmann K, Hetzer FH, Clavien PA, Hahnloser D. (2008) Clinical and morphologic correlation after stapled transanal rectal resection for obstructed defecation syndrome.
Dis Colon Rectum. 51:1768-74.
Impact factor: 3.103 (2011)
Schwandner O, Stuto A, Jayne D, Lenisa L, Pigot F, Tuech J-J, Scherer R, Nuget K, Corbisier F, Basany E, Hetzer FH. (2008) Decision-making Algorithm for the STARR procedure in Obstructed Defecation Syndrom: Position statement of the STARR
Pioneers. Surg Innov.15(2):105-9.
Impact factor: 2.126 (2011)
Scherrer R, Marti L, Hetzer FH. (2008) Perineal Stapled Prolapse Resection: A New Procedure for External Rectal Prolapse.
Dis Colon Rectum. 48:307-16
Impact factor: 3.103 (2011)
Lenisa L, Schwandner O, Stuto A, Jayne D, Pigot F, Tuech J-J, Scherer R, Nuget K, Corbisier F, Basany E, Hetzer FH. (2009) STARR with Contour® TranstarTM: Prospective Multicentre European Study Colorectal
Dis. 11:821-830
Impact factor: 2.927 (2011)
Hausammann R, Steffen T, Weishaupt D, Beutner U, Hetzer FH. (2009) Rectocele and intussusception: is there any coherence in symptoms or additional pelvic floor disorders?
Tech Coloproctol.13(1):17-26
Impact factor: 1.288 (2011)
Bock S, Folie P, Wolff K, Marti L, Engeler DS, Hetzer FH. (2010) First experiences with pudendal nerve stimulation in fecal incontinence: a technical report.
Tech Coloproctol. 14:41
Impact factor: 1.288 (2011)
Wolff K, Marti L, Beutner U, Steffen T, Lange J, Hetzer FH. (2010) Functional Outcome and Quality of Life after Stapled Transanal Rectum Resection for Obstructed Defecation Syndrome.
Dis Colon Rectum. 53:881-888
Impact factor: 3.103 (2011)
Fischer A, Tarantino I, Warschkow R, Lange J, Zerz A, Hetzer FH. (2010) Is sphincter preservation reasonable in all patients with rectal cancer?
Int J Colorectal Dis.25:425-32
Impact factor: 2.385 (2011)
Steffen T, Lüchinger R, Wildermuth S, Kern Ch, Fretz Ch, Lange J, Hetzer FH. (2010) Safety and Reliability of Radio Frequency Identification Devices in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography.
Patient Saf Surg. 2010;4(1):2. (Impact factor: none)
Hetzer FH, Roushan AH, Wolff K, Beutner U, Borovicka J, Lange J, Marti L. (2010) Functional outcome after perineal stapled prolapse resection for external rectal prolapse.
BMC Surg.8;10(1):9.
Impact factor: 1.33 (2011)
Müller K, Marti L, Tarantino I, Jayne DG, Wolff K, Hetzer FH, (2011) Prospective Analysis of Cosmesis, Morbidity, and Patient Satisfaction Following Limberg Flap for the Treatment of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus.
Dis Colon Rectum. 54:487-494
Impact factor: 3.103 (2011)
Sehmer D, Marti L, Wolff K, Hetzer FH. (2013) Midterm Results After Perineal Stapled Prolapse Resection for External Rectal Prolapse.
Dis Colon Rectum.56(1):91-96.
Impact factor: 3.103 (2011)
Bock S, Wolff K, Marti K, Schmied B, Hetzer FH. (2013) Long-term Outcome After Transanal Rectal Resection in Patients With Obstructed Defecation Syndrome.
Dis Colon Rectum. 56(1):146-52.
Impact factor: 3.103 (2011)
Guarnero V1, Hoffmann H, Hetzer F, Oertli D, Turina M, Zingg U, Demartines N, Ris F, Hahnloser D (2016) A new stomaplasty ring (Koring™) to prevent parastomal hernia: an observational multicenter Swiss study.
Tech Coloproctol.20(5):293-7.
Hummel B, Hardt J, Bischofberger S, Hetzer F, Warschkow R, Zadnikar M, Brunner W, Widmann B, Schmied B, Marti L (2016) New kid on the block: perineal stapled prolapse resection (PSP) is it worthwhile in the long-term?
Langenbecks Arch Surg.401(4):519-29.
Fattorini E, Brusa T, Gingert C, Hieber SE, Leung V, Osmani B, Dominietto MD, Büchler P, Hetzer F, Müller B. (2016) Artificial Muscle Devices: Innovations and Prospects for Fecal Incontinence Treatment.
Ann Biomed Eng.44(5):1355-69.
Herold A, Ommer A, Fürst A, Pakravan F, Hahnloser D, Strittmatter B, Schiedeck T, Hetzer F, Aigner F, Berg E, Roblick M, Bussen D, Joos A, Vershenya S. (2016) Results of the Gore Bio-A fistula plug implantation in the treatment of anal fistula: a multicentre study.
Tech Coloproctol.20(8):585-90.
Marti L, Galata C, Beutner U, Hetzer F, Pipitone N, Wolff K, Borovicka J, Brunner W, Sulz MC, Maurus C. Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (pTNS): success rate and the role of rectal capacity.
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2017 Apr 8. doi: 10.1007/s00384-017-2804-x. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28391449
Wang-Chan A, Gingert C, Angst E, Hetzer FH.(2017) Clinical relevance and effect of surgical wound classification in appendicitis: Retrospective evaluation of wound classification discrepancies between surgeons, Swissnoso-trained infection control nurse, and histology as well as surgical site infection rates by wound class.
J Surg Res. Jul;215:132-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.03.034. Epub 2017 Apr 1.

Our services

As experienced surgeons, we offer a wide range of specialized procedures. Many of these can be performed on an outpatient basis. Whenever possible, we perform operations using particularly gentle, minimally invasive techniques.

PD Dr. med.
Franc H. Hetzer

Experienced specialist in visceral surgery

Career

Schools, Studies & Diplomas

Memberships

Scientific publications

Our services

Visceral surgery

Coloproctology

Hernia surgery

Port-a-Cath
insert

Diseases
of the pleura

Skin and
subcutaneous tumors

Minimally invasive
partial lung resection

PD Dr. med. Franc H. Hetzer

Experienced specialist in visceral surgery

Career

Schools, Studies & Diplomas

Memberships

Scientific publications

Our services

Visceral surgery

Coloproctology

Hernia surgery

Port-a-Cath insert

Diseasesof the pleura

Skin and subcutaneous tumors

Minimally invasive partial lung resection

PD Dr. med.
Franc H. Hetzer

Port-a-Cath
insert

Diseases
of the pleura

Skin and
subcutaneous tumors

Minimally invasive
partial lung resection