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 11 min This content is machine translated ASCO 2018 in Chicago Study news on lung, kidney and intestine KEYNOTE-042 and CARMENA: Two studies that have the potential to change practice. It’s about lung cancer – as so often lately – but also about renal cell carcinoma. Furthermore, the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases When the reflux is not reflux A 35-year-old patient presents with “typical” reflux symptoms but does not respond to treatment with proton pump inhibitors.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 20th Continuing Education Conference of the College of Family Medicine (KHM), Lucerne Bitter images: Gallbladder disease “BitterSweet” was the theme of the 20th KHM Continuing Education Conference 2018. In a keynote lecture, Prof. Stephan Vavricka, MD, and Regula Capaul, MD, presented five pathologies of the gallbladder…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Worsening of decades of reflux symptoms. 73-year-old patient presents with intermittent acid regurgitation and worsening symptoms with additional atypical complaints that respond inadequately to medical treatment.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Senna Laxatives Sloth tree bark A laxative extract consisting of anthraquinone-containing ingredients is obtained from the bark of the rot tree, Rhamnus frangula. However, its effect is weaker than that of the other anthraquinone laxatives.…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Developments in pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer – still particularly aggressive and deadly Pancreatic cancer is the seventh most common cancer diagnosis in Switzerland. However, it ranks fourth in terms of mortality, which illustrates the aggressiveness of the tumor. Various studies, especially in…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Esophageal Cancer Place of radio(chemo)therapy in the multimodality setting. Esophageal cancer is a complex clinical picture. Interdisciplinary consultation and care of the patient are therefore useful. What is the place of radiotherapy or radiochemotherapy in multimodality treatment?
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Low-dose therapy approach without success 63-year-old patient presents with heartburn, volume reflux, and nocturnal cough, but symptoms respond inadequately to low-dose drug treatment.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated System therapy in gastric carcinoma Goals of drug treatment Surgery is the first choice for localized gastric carcinoma. Systems therapy peri- or postoperatively can improve cure rates. Palliative, it prolongs survival and improves quality of life. Recognize languageAfrikaansAlbanianArabicArmenianAzerbaijaniBasqueBengaliBosnianBulgarianBurmeseCebuanoChichewaChinese (ver)Chinese…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Enzyme defects and sugar utilization disorders Lactose and fructose intolerance – what is there to consider? Lactose intolerance is the most common enzyme deficiency in humans. Fructose intolerance is also on the rise due to increased fructose content in the diet. Therapy for both forms is…
