This content is machine translated The "frustrated throat exploration" in primary hyperparathyroidism. Avoidable failure or unavoidable situation? Surgical remediation of hypercalcemia caused by parathyroid dysfunction remains a special chapter in surgery. The frequency of “frustrated explorations,” i.e., unsuccessful search for an adenoma of the parathyroid glands in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diabetes: special forms Often misjudged and wrongly treated In contrast to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes, special forms of diabetic diseases are far less well known. Not infrequently, diagnostic errors lead to inadequate treatment…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Thyroid nodule Ultrasound guided thermal ablation Thermoablation is an alternative therapy for benign symptomatic thyroid nodules and symptomatic thyroid cysts. However, a meaningful fine-needle biopsy is required in advance.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Minimally invasive surgical technique Thyroid surgery without visible scars Endoscopic surgery of the thyroid gland can be offered if there is a desire to be scar-free in the visible neck area. After the facelift approach in the hairline (EndoCATS)…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Multifactorial goal-directed therapy for under-50s. Type 2 diabetes often develops insidiously and over a long period of time. In those under 50, metabolic syndrome is often associated. Special attention should be paid to cardiovascular risk…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Nerve matter diabetes Diabetic neuropathy – an update An inadequately adjusted blood glucose level can result in disorders of the somatic and/or autonomic nervous system – and more quickly than is commonly assumed!
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment Wound dressings through the ages Wound care was one of the first therapeutic measures ever used and developed by humans. Especially in the last 50 years, there has been a complete paradigm shift as far…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Thyroid carcinomas State of the Art Therapy Thyroid carcinomas can be diagnosed well today thanks to modern imaging techniques and often have a good prognosis. However, postoperative risk stratification should take place at a center with a…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Latent thyroid disease Subclinical hypothyroidism often overtreated Subclinical thyroid disease is common. Although latent hypofunction is often overtreated, the opposite may have an effect on mortality.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: SGED recommendations update Reduction of cardiovascular complications as top priority Prevention of microvascular and macrovascular complications is an important overarching goal in the management of type 2 diabetes, and the current SGED guidelines have further informed decision making in cardiovascular…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Modern diabetes management in transition Personalized therapy thanks to closed-loop systems and phenotyping Personalized therapy is also arriving more and more in diabetes treatment. Phenotyping and closed-loop systems are two buzzwords that provide an important basis for effective therapy.
