This content is machine translated Histological confirmation of lung carcinoma Complex surgery on the lung Drug options in the treatment of lung cancer have developed rapidly in recent years. In addition to classical chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy of driver mutations are increasingly coming to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Dementia Risky sport football!? Is the mortality rate caused by neurodegenerative diseases actually increased in professional football players? This was the conclusion of a retrospective cohort study recently published in The New England Journal.…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease. When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras – or sometimes you do Pulmonary hypertension in left heart disease is most commonly caused by passive pressure elevation due to increased left-sided filling pressures. While isolated postcapillary pulmonary hypertension is common, only a small…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diabetes: special forms Often misjudged and wrongly treated In contrast to type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes, special forms of diabetic diseases are far less well known. Not infrequently, diagnostic errors lead to inadequate treatment…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Examination and biofeedback for headache and facial pain Biofeedback has become an indispensable part of therapy Headaches and facial pain are among the most common complaints, which is why patients seek medical consultation. An observational study in 2000 showed that headache was reported as the chief…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Vascular Surgery Therapy of peripheral vascular injuries Peripheral vascular injuries, although rare, present significant challenges. In addition to hemorrhage control, limb preservation is the primary concern.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Update on new antigen-specific therapeutic approaches A promising approach for the therapy of multiple sclerosis lies in antigen-specific treatment. They are intended to specifically inhibit the autoreactive immune response to avoid the risks of global immunosuppression.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hypertension and kidney disease Antihypertensives can prevent renal replacement therapy In a significant proportion of patients with kidney disease requiring dialysis, high blood pressure is a major factor in the advanced stage of the disease. Antihypertensive therapy may reduce the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Obesity Knee osteoarthritis prevention for adolescents Being overweight increases the risk of developing joint arthrosis at an early stage. In the project “Children’s KNEEs” a physiotherapeutic training program was developed and evaluated from a clinical and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Penile carcinoma New S3 Guideline: Diagnostics, Therapy and Follow-up Care The new S3 guideline “Diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of penile carcinoma” aims to improve the quality of care for affected patients. The focus is on organ preservation.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Lymphomas The Sézary syndrome The nonspecific symptoms in the early stages lead to a significant diagnostic latency of these primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Extracorporeal photopheresis and new targeted therapies are increasingly improving therapeutic success…
