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…
View Post 4 min 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…
