This content is machine translated DGIM 2018 Irritable bowel syndrome – disorder at the interface of psyche and abdomen At the DGIM Congress, the various therapeutic options for irritable bowel syndrome were discussed. Apparently, German general practitioners mainly favor probiotics, spasmolytics and phytotherapeutics in treatment. What other measures are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Microbiome as a predictive biomarker The intestine oracle The complexity of the human intestinal flora is increasingly better understood. The gut even seems to have an impact on who responds to cancer immunotherapy and who doesn’t. …
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening Colorectal cancer screening is worthwhile In countries with regular screening, colorectal cancer is becoming increasingly rare. While colonoscopy can reduce mortality rates and prevent many carcinomas. However, the new quantitative immunological stool tests are better…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated ECCO 2018: New perspectives in CED therapy Chronic inflammatory bowel disease Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains difficult to control in the long term. Forty to 50 percent of IBD patients have frequent recurrences, reported Dr. Sharon Veenbergen from Rotterdam at the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Functional dyspepsia Challenging diagnosis finding Functional dyspepsia is common and severely limits quality of life. The diagnosis is initially based on a thorough medical history. If there are no accompanying alarm symptoms, empiric therapy can…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Hepatitis C infection Therapy for all The newer therapeutics for chronic hepatitis C are now available to all infected patients regardless of fibrosis stage. DAA combinations make the disease curable in over 95% of cases.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Hepatocellular carcinoma Modern therapy options Curative therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma include surgical resection, ablation, and liver transplantation. Internationally valid recommendations for liver transplantation in HCC were formulated at the 2010 Zurich Consensus Conference.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Benign liver tumors What you always wanted to know about benign liver tumors Family physicians are increasingly confronted with incidental findings of benign liver tumors due to modern imaging. In many cases, referral to a specialist team is required. Today, operations can usually…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher in Zurich Drugs in gastroenterology – an update. There are recent developments in the treatment of individual gastroenterological diseases. In addition to new therapeutic options with excellent efficacy and good healing prospects for those affected, tried-and-tested groups of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Stool transplantation New wonder weapon or hype? Stool transplantation came into wider use in 2011, and has since been approved by U.S. health authorities for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infections. In such indications, it is the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Mild reflux symptoms after pregnancy A 35-year-old female patient presents with mild reflux symptoms that are poorly controlled despite treatment.
