Sebastian Wille (born 11 September 1966 in Kiel) is a German medical specialist, university professor and assistant medical director at the Clinic and Polyclinic of Urology at the University Hospital Cologne. Wille covers the whole diagnostic and therapeutic spectrum of urological disorders. His scientific focus is the reconstructive urology and the urological dysfunction of the lower urinary tract, including male and female incontinence. Wille was significantly involved in the invention of the Wille capsule.Wille S, Schumacher P, Paas J, Tenholte D, Eminaga O, et al. (2014) Catheterless Long-Term Ambulatory Urodynamic Measurement Using a Novel Three-Device System. PLoS ONE 9(5): e96280. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096280, link
Biography Sebastian Wille first studied economics at Kiel University, before he took up the study of human medicine at Marburg University and LMU Munich. After graduating in 1995, he completed specialist training in urology in Munich, Bern and Marburg. Wille began his activity as assistant medical director at the University Hospital of Cologne in 2004.Wille am Universitätsklinikum Köln where he was habilitated on a thesis on incontinence after radical prostatectomy in 2007. Since 2013, Wille has also been a coordinator of the continence- and pelvic floor centre at the University Hospital of Cologne. He was appointed professor in 2014. In 2015, Wille took up his activity as department head at the Beta Klinik in Bonn.Wille an der Beta Klinik Bonn
Scientific contribution The scientific orientation of Wille first appeared in his doctorate „Detection or exclusion of fetal trisomy 18 by in-situ-hybridization of the histologic section“.Wille S, Mehraein Y: [Detection or exclusion of fetal trisomy 18 by in-situ-hybridization of the histologic section]. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 1993;53:684-688. Wille was in particular interested in disorders of the lower urinary tract, especially incontinence after radical prostatectomy during his residency. Together with Urs.E. Studer, Bern Switzerland, he worked about the non milking of the urethra after prostate surgery.Wille S, Mills RD, Studer UE: Absence of urethral post-void milking: an additional cause for incontinence after radical prostatectomy? Eur Urol 2000;37:665-669. He investigated the therapeutic impact of biofeedback training and electrical stimulation after radical prostatectomy in a randomized study during his residency in Marburg in cooperation with Axel Heidenreich.Wille S, Sobottka A, Heidenreich A, Hofmann R: Pelvic floor exercises, electrical stimulation and biofeedback after radical prostatectomy: results of a prospective randomized trial. J Urol 2003;170:490-493. This was followed by additional projects regarding modifications of the technique for radical prostatectomyWille S, Varga Z, von KR, Hofmann R: Intussusception of bladder neck improves early continence after radical prostatectomy: results of a prospective trial. Urology 2005;65:524-527. and identification of risk profiles concerning the development of incontinence after radical pelvic surgery.Wille S, Heidenreich A, von KR, Hofmann R, Engelmann U: Impact of comorbidities on post-prostatectomy incontinence. Urol Int 2006;76:223-226. In his habilitation thesis Wille described the relationship between preoperative erectile dysfunction and postoperative urinary incontinence, and he developed a forecast model to predict incontinence after radical prostatectomy.Wille S, Heidenreich A, Hofmann R, Engelmann U: Preoperative erectile function is one predictor for post prostatectomy incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn 2007;26:140-143. Wille also published about micturition changes after laser surgery after benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).Wille S, Al MM, Schumacher P, Poyi-Kamdem M, Tok A, Muthen N, Ozgur E, Engelmann UH: Urodynamic effect of 80 watt photoselective laser vaporization of the prostate. Scand J Urol 2013;47:378-383. His scientific interest in improved diagnostic tools of patients suffering from an overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) culminates in the invention of a urodynamic catheterless longterm measuring capsule (Wille capsule, wica).Wille S, Tenholte D, Engelmann U: A system for long-term urodynamic studies without catheters. Eur Urol 2013;63:966-968. Wille's patented invention awarded the first lecture prize of the German Society of Urology.Wille S, Schumacher P, Paas J, Tenholte D, Eminaga O, Muller U, Muthen N, Mehner J, Cornely O, Engelmann U: Catheterless long-term ambulatory urodynamic measurement using a novel three-device system. PLoS One 2014;9:e96280.Wille erhält den ersten Vortragspreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Urologie Apart from research work, Wille makes contributions as organiser of national and international meetings and as a member of advisory boards for international medical companies.
Honors and awards Wille received the first contract price of the German Society of Urology in 2013.
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External links Mini-Kapsel in der Blase verbessert Diagnose, Technische Universität Chemnitz Überaktive Blase: Mini-Kapsel zur besseren Abklärung in Der Standard