This content is machine translated ALPPS A promising innovation in liver surgery ALPPS, a new two-step hepatectomy, proved to be a good alternative to the classical methods of portal vein embolization and portal vein ligation in several small studies. The results show…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Helicobacter pylori Eradication for the prevention of gastric cancer? At ASCO-GI in San Francisco, David Graham, MD, of Baylor College of Medicine, gave a presentation on the relationship between Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer, emphasizing the importance of preventive…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated ASH Congress in New Orleans What were the highlights? At the end of 2013, the 55th annual congress of the “American Society of Hematology” took place. Over 22,000 participants came to New Orleans, or “The Big Easy” as the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Bortezomib in previously untreated multiple myeloma. A subanalysis of the VISTA trial was presented at the ASH Congress in New Orleans, showing that a higher cumulative dose of bortezomib resulted in a better outcome in patients…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated CLL11 study Combination of chlorambucil and CD20 antibody the new standard as early as 2014? In an interview with InFo ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY, Michael Gregor, MD, of Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, talks about the CLL11 trial. It addresses the study population, the most relevant results, and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Acute therapy on the stroke unit Time is brain – Why brief quickly? The success of stroke treatment is largely dependent on the time that elapses between symptom onset and recanalization of the occluded vessel. For this purpose, it is important that symptoms…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Stroke Treatment In the right place at the right time: How important is the “time is brain” concept? Stroke represents the most common neurological emergency and is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In this context, 85% of all strokes are ischemic, and the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Palliative care and pain therapy The need for qualified care will grow Palliative care (PC) has taken off since the late 1960s, especially in Anglo-Saxon countries, after Dame Cicley Saunders was able to open the first hospice in London. In Switzerland, too,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sleep deprivation for depression Who benefits from too little sleep? Sleep deprivation has been a common chronotherapeutic treatment option for depressive disorders for several decades. Sleep deprivation treatment is fast and well effective, easy to perform, non-invasive, cost-effective, and suitable…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Palliation Giving more life to the days The essential foundations of palliative care can be well established in all specialties through continuing education, but knowledge of the four dimensions of palliative care detailed in this article is…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Casuistry Prolonged cognitive impairment in major depressive episode. Introduction: The occurrence of dementia-like states in the context of depressive syndromes was already described in the last century with the terms “melancholic dementia”, “melancholia attonita” and “stupid depression” [1,…
