This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – central cause Swallowing is a sensorimotor process with voluntary and reflexive components. In addition to neurological and muscular diseases, swallowing disorders can be caused by tumor or surgery-related changes in the head…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rare vasculitides - polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) Hepatitis B has lost in diagnostics, proteinuria has won Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a vasculitis of medium and small vessels. The incidence is estimated at 1.6 to 1.9 cases per million inhabitants per year, which is probably one reason…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Guideline recommendations Update on autoimmune liver diseases The guidelines of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) provide recommendations for the treatment of PSC, PBC and AIH. However, these are not always up to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gastrointestinal oncology From the gastrointestinal tract to the bladder and back In Switzerland, over 4000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year. It does not cause any symptoms for a long time, so early detection is particularly important. Another component…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pancreatic Cancer Resection outcome and pCR rate improved Chemotherapy (CT) is the standard treatment for non-resectable, locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The CONKO-007 study investigated the role of sequential CT and chemoradiotherapy (CRT). The first results have now been…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Functional gastrointestinal disorders Large secondary analysis on peppermint oil A total of 157 publications were analyzed according to the PRISMA protocol, including randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses and case series. The authors conclude that peppermint oil is well suited as…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case report: Disseminated strongyloidiasis Dwarf threadworm causes gastrointestinal pain Strongyloides stercoralis is a helminth that can parasitize humans and manifests itself through numerous symptoms. The course of the disease can be particularly severe in immunocompromised patients. A patient with…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Tofacitinib for ulcerative colitis Study shows real-world evidence for efficacy and safety The prevalence of ulcerative colitis (CU) in Switzerland is 1/500. The JAK inhibitor tofacitinib has been an arrow in the treatment quiver since 2019. In the phase 3 OCTAVE study,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Not all porphyria is the same This generic term covers molecular genetically extremely heterogeneous and predominantly hereditary metabolic diseases of heme biosynthesis, which are diagnosed and differentiated by specific biochemical patterns of porphyrins and porphyrin precursors…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Intestinal ultrasound IUS shows predictive value in ulcerative colitis Transmural response (TR) and healing (TH), as assessed by intestinal ultrasound (IUS), are becoming increasingly important as treatment goals in Crohn’s disease (MC). A study team from Switzerland, Germany and…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Esophagus Therapy of esophageal carcinoma – an overview Esophageal carcinomas are comparatively rare tumors and account for approximately 1% of all malignancies worldwide. Based on their location, a distinction is made between cervical and intrathoracic tumors. Histologically, they… CME-Test
