Prof. Dr. Peter Kienle was born in Stuttgart in 1966. He completed his schooling in Nairobi, Kenya. He studied human medicine in Heidelberg and the USA and completed his practical training at the Heidelberg University Hospital. There he also completed his specialist training in general and visceral surgery and then worked as a senior physician. In 2004 he completed his habilitation with the topic "Implications of new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in colorectal surgery". Since 2007 he has been senior physician and deputy clinic director at the University Medical Center Mannheim. In 2018 he became head of general and visceral surgery at the Theresienkrankenhaus.
Prof. Dr. Kienle has many years of surgical experience. His professional passion and treatment focus lie in colon surgery, particularly in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and surgical oncology.
Selected publications from PubMed
ECCO Guidelines on Therapeutics in Ulcerative Colitis: Medical Treatment.
Gisbert JP, Chaparro M, Verstockt B, Kienle P, Minozzi S, Allocca M, Atreya R, Avellaneda N, Barreiro-de Acosta M, Battat R, Bettenworth D, Blumenstein I, Brown SR, Burke JP, Caprioli F, Casanova MJ, Christou N, de Buck van Overstraeten A, Doherty G, Eder P, El-Hussuna A, Ellul P, Fantini MC, Furfaro F, Greuter T, Hazel K, Holubar S, Kapizioni C, Kopylov U, Leong RW, Leventoglu S, Limdi JK, Noor NM, Papaconstantinou I, Peros G, Pouillon L, Reenaers C, Saibeni S, Schmidt C, Sousa P, Stassen LPS, Uzzan M, Vieujean S, Visser E, Myrelid P, Adamina M, Kucharzik T
J Crohns Colitis. 2026 Jul 7;20(7) pii: jjag066. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjag066.
ECCO Guidelines on Therapeutics in Ulcerative Colitis: Surgical Treatment.
Adamina M, Kienle P, Chaparro M, Verstockt B, Minozzi S, Allocca M, Atreya R, Avellaneda N, Barreiro-De Acosta M, Battat R, Bettenworth D, Blumenstein I, Brown SR, Burke JP, Caprioli F, Casanova MJ, Christou N, De Buck Van Overstraeten A, Doherty G, Eder P, El-Hussuna A, Ellul P, Fantini MC, Furfaro F, Greuter T, Hazel K, Holubar S, Kapizioni C, Kopylov U, Leong RW, Leventoglu S, Limdi JK, Noor NM, Papaconstantinou I, Peros G, Pouillon L, Reenaers C, Saibeni S, Schmidt C, Sousa P, Stassen LPS, Uzzan M, Vieujean S, Visser E, Kucharzik T, Gisbert JP, Myrelid P
J Crohns Colitis. 2026 Jun 7;20(6) pii: jjag072. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjag072.
Adenocarcinoma in Continent Anal Urinary Diversion: Is a Sigma Rectum Pouch a Surgical Option After Failed Ureterosigmoidostomy?
Honeck P, Kienle P, Huck N, Neisius A, Thüroff J, Stein R
Urology. 2017 May;103:209-213 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2017.01.013.
Clinical relevance of morphologic MRI criteria for the assessment of lymph nodes in patients with rectal cancer.
Doyon F, Attenberger UI, Dinter DJ, Schoenberg SO, Post S, Kienle P
Int J Colorectal Dis. 2015 Nov;30(11):1541-6 doi: 10.1007/s00384-015-2339-y.
The TICAP-Study (titanium clips for appendicular stump closure): A prospective multicentre observational study on appendicular stump closure with an innovative titanium clip.
Rickert A, Krüger CM, Runkel N, Kuthe A, Köninger J, Jansen-Winkeln B, Gutt CN, Marcus DR, Hoey B, Wente MN, Kienle P
BMC Surg. 2015 Jul 17;15:85 doi: 10.1186/s12893-015-0068-3.
Vascular dissection and division plays a very important role in pouch formation. Not only it influences the size of the pouch, as the vascularization and failure rate. The division of the ileocolic vessels is still contradictory, with some studies revealing clear benefits, while others relating it with pouch failure. In this 10th episode of the Ileal Pouch Series, Dr. Peter Kienle MD PhD shares the different views and his personnel experience on the matter.
Published
Sep 2019
In this video in the Ileal Pouch Series, Dr. Kienle talks about the disadvantages of TaTME. Restorative proctocolectomy is indicated for treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis or in familial polyposis. Only around 20% of cases require an oncological procedure, performing a total mesolectal excision. In this video Dr. Kienle presents the disadvantages of TaTME-Pouch from his point of view. There is no hard evidence on nerve damage, functional impact, or better anastomotic results, for taTME versus lapTME. According to Dr. Kienle, making a purse-string to create an anastomosis is more difficult because if the purse-string is not tight, the risk of tissue and organ injury is higher due to impaired vision. Dr. Kienle concludes that using taTME for a restorative proctocolectomy has no proven advantages, may be harmful and more expensive, but it is important to investigate further.
Published
Jul 2019
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