This content is machine translated Remarkable casuistry More than one meningioma? A case presentation impressively demonstrated that other tumors can metastasize within a meningioma. So you have to look closely at what it is when you come across a meningioma.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prostate Cancer PSA screening still controversial The benefit of PSA screening for early detection of prostate cancer is controversial. A recent study used two models to examine the future impact of the change of mind in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Body mass index and cancer Is the world getting fatter and sicker? The fact that overweight and obesity represent a serious health problem in many Western industrialized nations is probably widely known. But is an elevated BMI even associated with the risk…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy of pancreatic carcinoma Extended resections – vessels, neighboring organs, recurrences The only chance of long-term survival in pancreatic cancer is radical resection (R0) with adjuvant chemotherapy. To achieve radical resection, extended surgery with resection of the venous porto-mesenteric vessels as…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Current therapy 2014 Surgical update on colon and rectal cancer. In the case of colorectal carcinoma, surgery is still the only way to cure the disease. Primary therapy of colon carcinoma consists of oncologic resection of the tumor-bearing bowel segment.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Surgical update - colorectal and pancreatic cancers. What’s new? This current issue of InFo ONCOLOGY & HEMATOLOGY focuses on surgery for two important tumor entities: colorectal carcinoma and pancreatic carcinoma.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Crowdfunding New funding path for medical research? New models of financing that allow small companies to move through the phases of preclinical and clinical development with financial independence are becoming more prevalent today. By now, word has…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From endometriosis to irritable bowel syndrome Chronic lower abdominal pain in women In a workshop at this year’s KHM Congress in Lucerne, speakers KD Dr. med. Stephanie von Orelli, Frauenklinik Stadtspital Triemli, Zurich, and Dr. med. Elisabeth Bandi-Ott, UniversitätsSpital Zurich, addressed the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary hypertension The specific therapy remains complex In a seminar at this year’s KHM Congress, PD Dr. med. Silvia Ulrich Somaini, University Hospital Zurich, provided information on the most important aspects of pulmonary hypertension and how patients…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Wound care Pain and anxiety need special attention in children In children, as in adults, wounds heal in different phases. Especially in the younger child, wound healing tends to be faster and with fewer complications. Fibroblasts are available more rapidly…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Multimodal arthrosis therapy Not only reduce pain, but also improve function Osteoarthritis is one of the most common degenerative diseases and a major cause of disability and quality of life limitations. The treatment of osteoarthritis is therefore of great importance, all…
