This content is machine translated Dangerous rarity Splenic artery aneurysm in women: Clinic, Diagnosis and Therapy Splenic artery aneurysm is a rare but dangerous condition with female predominance. It is poorly treatable, is usually asymptomatic, and often ruptures spontaneously.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Three-country conference on headache in Bad Zurzach Giant cell arteritis – Dangerous inflammation of the blood vessels The course of giant cell arteritis is chronic. Patients often suffer from headache. In order to therapeutically save steroids, the monoclonal antibody tocilizumab has recently been used.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease (CHD) Clarification by means of coronary CT Coronary CT allows direct visualization and assessment of the coronaries after i.v. contrast administration and can exclude CAD in symptomatic patients with high negative predictive value. It takes little time…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Stroke Society, Lausanne Primary CNS vasculitis – treat with or without immunosuppressants? On January 11, 2018, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Swiss Brain Stroke Society was held in Lausanne. An important topic was vasculitides, which, if they affect the CNS, can…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Thromboses Unusual localizations The term venous thromboembolism covers thromboses of the pelvic and leg veins as well as pulmonary artery embolisms. The diagnosis and treatment of these diseases is well studied and extensively…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Vascular malformations Congenital vascular malformations – classification, diagnosis, treatment Congenital malformations occur in a heterogeneous clinical spectrum. They can be classified according to the criteria of vascular type, hemodynamic efficacy, and embryological stage of development. Basic diagnostics include history,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of lymphedema The vascularized lymph node transplantation Reconstructive procedures strive to restore functional lymphatic drainage. Lymphatic surgery is indicated in patients in whom conservative therapy does not result in adequate control of the disease. Principles of autologous…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy of lymphedema Lymphovenous anastomoses and resecting procedures Resecting procedures in the treatment of lymphedema have been in development since the beginning of the last century. They are invasive and have many complications. With the advancement of microsurgery,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Focus: Lymphedema Lymphedema in conservative therapy Complex Physical Decongestion – manual lymphatic drainage combined with consistent compression – is the gold standard in the treatment of lymphedema. Overview of the classification of lymphedema and its stages…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Interview on the subject of "lipedema “Many patients feel guilty and helpless”. Lipedema is by no means simply “being overweight”. It shows specific clinical characteristics and also requires individualized therapy. The psychological strain should not be underestimated. Birgit Wörle, MD, head of…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Clip or coil How to decide in aneurysm therapy? The treatment goal for intracranial aneurysms is to eliminate the aneurysm. The main treatment methods consist of clipping and coiling. Several aneurysm- and patient-specific factors must be considered when making…
