This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Hepatocellular carcinoma If clinically suspected, hepatocellular carcinoma is diagnosed using laboratory parameters, imaging and, if necessary, a biopsy. In particular, contrast-enhanced imaging procedures such as sonography, computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pulmonary complaints – Pneumothorax Pneumothorax is the term used to describe the entry of air into the pleural cavity. There are many different causes. Tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening complication. X-rays and computer tomography…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – rectal cancer Colorectal carcinomas usually occur as a transformation within adenomatous polyps. Percutaneous sonography of the abdomen is usually performed as an exploratory examination of the abdomen (liver, ascites, gallstones) and also…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – cystadenoma and teratoma of the ovary Cystadenomas are benign epithelial tumors that grow like glands and form cysts. Mature teratomas of the ovary are benign neoplasms from various cotyledons and can exhibit different phenotypes. Cystadenomas often…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Ovarian cysts Ovarian cysts are cavities filled with fluid or tissue in the ovaries. They occur in women of all ages, but are particularly common during hormonal fluctuations. If large ovarian cysts…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Thyroid nodule Ultrasound guided thermal ablation Various methods of tissue ablation using thermal effects, thermoablation, have been used in routine clinical practice since the 1970s. Thermoablation is an alternative therapy for benign symptomatic thyroid nodules and… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pulmonary complaints – dyspnea The spectrum of possible causes of dyspnea is broad. In addition to X-ray imaging in two planes, high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT) and angio-CT are imaging procedures available for diagnostic localization,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Pelvic congestion syndrome Pelvic congestion synd rome is the second most common cause of chronic lower abdominal pain, but in many cases remains undiagnosed. Pelvic vein syndrome is caused by abnormal dilation of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pancreatitis The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is based on clinical presentation, serum amylase and lipase levels and imaging studies. In chronic pancreatitis, the inflammation worsens over time and becomes chronic, leading…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Appendicitis Abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen, accompanied by nausea or fever, is a typical symptom of appendicitis. If there is a classic symptomatology for appendicitis, the diagnosis can be…
View Post 0 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Pancreatic carcinoma
