[The Department of Urology at the Medical Center of the University of Munich and its partners in Central and Eastern Europe in the period from 1969 to 2004 : An eyewitness account]. / Die Urologische Universitätsklinik München und ihre Partner in Mittel- und Osteuropa in der Zeit von 1969 bis 2004 : Ein Zeitzeugenbericht.

During the 1980s, the Ludwig Maximillian University Department of Urology under the direction of Professor Dr. Egbert Schmiedt developed a close cooperation with Bulgarian urologists. As the successor of Professor Schmiedt, I have tried to continue this cooperation, especially in the scientific field, and also to integrate Romanian urology. At the request of several leading urologists of eastern European countries, the Central European Association of Urology which should act under the umbrella of European Association of Urology was founded. Although misunderstandings obviously prevented this, our efforts do not seem to have been useless-at least as far as the idea of modern European urology is concerned.