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.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated World Pancreatic Cancer Day November 16, 2017 The world sees purple Pancreatic cancer has a very high mortality. In Switzerland, 1172 people fall ill with it every year, 1080 die. At Shire’s media briefing, a comprehensive overview of the disease was…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The hepatic encephalopathy A common complication of cirrhosis of the liver Hepatic encephalopathy encompasses a wide spectrum of nonspecific symptoms. Most often, infectious diseases are responsible for an episode. Lactulose or lactitol is used for treatment. In severe cases, therapy is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer diagnosis is “masked” by other diseases Conditions unrelated to cancer complicate and delay the diagnosis of colorectal cancer – even if they do not cause similar symptoms.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 25th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGweek), Barcelona New ways to treat inflammatory bowel disease Numerous new drug classes are currently in development, and the goal of individualized treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases with few side effects is approaching. Here, biomarkers play an important role…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis A “childhood disease” has grown up Improvements in disease management increase the quality of life and life expectancy of patients with cystic fibrosis. Newborn screening, introduced in 2011, enables early diagnosis. However, the disease should also…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Hepatitis C Light at the end of the tunnel The introduction of interferon-free combination therapies with “direct acting antivirals” (DAA) was a breakthrough. Medically, therapy with current drugs can be recommended to all patients with active HCV infection. As…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Video advanced training St. Claraspital Gastroforum Systemic therapeutic options for hepatocelullary carcinoma. Dr. Melanie Löffler-Baumann, Senior Physician St. Claraspital, Basel, will give an overview of the current status in the field of system therapies.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Annual Meeting DGHO, OeGHO, SGMO and SGH+SSH in Stuttgart, Germany Update hepatocellular carcinoma – news from the system therapy In hepatocellular carcinoma, an increase in incidence has been observed in industrialized countries. HCC patients have at least two diseases, namely carcinoma as well as severe liver disease. The interaction…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated ASCO 2017 in Chicago Groundbreaking on tumors of the prostate and gallbladder There was big news at the 2017 ASCO Congress. First, abiraterone is pushing into the first-line setting in metastatic prostate cancer. On the other hand, there is a new standard…
