View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Obesity Possibilities of nutritional therapy The prevalence of people with overweight and obesity in Europe is almost 60%, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that obesity is (partly) responsible for around 1.2 million deaths… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Tyrosinemia type I For the prognosis of this autosomal recessive inherited disease, a diagnosis made in the neonatal period and the subsequent start of treatment are crucial – particularly with regard to the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond’s disease) Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare chronic inflammatory fibrosing disease of the posterior abdominal cavity. The CT or MRI abdomen shows a flat mass surrounding the large vessels and the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Treating reflux symptoms Doing one thing but not the other Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are still the first choice for acute treatment, but long-term use should be avoided. H2 antihistamines also suppress gastric acid secretion. Antacids and alginates can also…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Barrett's esophagus Current findings on endoscopic screening The early detection of Barrett’s esophagus is of great importance.This is why reflux patients with alarm symptoms should be endoscoped at an early stage. In the presence of an endoscopically…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Forum Infectiology Hepatitis D – satellite virus of HBV Hepatitis D makes the treatment of hepatitis B more difficult. The risk of liver cirrhosis is greatly increased with simultaneous HDV infection. Due to the risk of a fulminant course,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Biomarkers and prognostic factors Kidneys, liver, intestines and co. put to the test The ESMO Congress is the largest European cross-indication cancer congress. It serves to improve the quality of cancer treatment, cancer prevention and diagnosis as well as palliative care and aftercare…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Functional dyspepsia Which phytotherapeutics benefit patients the most? Some herbal medicines improve typical symptoms such as pain, a feeling of pressure, heaviness and fullness in patients with functional dyspepsia and have also proven to be very well tolerated.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Distal gastrectomy How safe is 5 centimeters? Adenocarcinoma of the stomach can be treated surgically under certain conditions by means of distal gastric resection. One factor for this is a necessary proximal safety distance to the tumor…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Oncology Multidisciplinary and cross-indication – the latest trends The central task of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is to improve the quality of cancer treatment, cancer prevention and diagnosis as well as palliative care and aftercare…
