This content is machine translated Incomplete paraplegic lesions Surgical treatment options for paraplegia. A brief overview of surgical treatment options for traumatic spinal injuries, spinal tumors, and degenerative changes with paraplegic symptoms.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Traumatic vertebral body fracture after epileptic seizure Stabilization and effective pain therapy with percutaneous vertebroplasty Osteoporotic vertebral fractures in elderly patients are common. If symptoms are mild, they are usually treated conservatively. However, in cases of marked pain, percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) may be useful in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Alternative to prosthetic heart valve replacement Complete reconstruction of the aortic valve with autologous pericardium Aortic valve stenosis is the most common valve disease in the Western population. Surgical correction by reconstruction has been used almost exclusively for aortic valve regurgitation. With the TriRec procedure,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Hepatocellular carcinoma Modern therapy options Curative therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma include surgical resection, ablation, and liver transplantation. Internationally valid recommendations for liver transplantation in HCC were formulated at the 2010 Zurich Consensus Conference.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Benign liver tumors What you always wanted to know about benign liver tumors Family physicians are increasingly confronted with incidental findings of benign liver tumors due to modern imaging. In many cases, referral to a specialist team is required. Today, operations can usually…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Thierry Carrel “There’s a lot of symbolism around the heart”. “I like the combination of craft and intellectual understanding of complex procedures or the technology. Cardiac surgery is a specialty where you treat everyone from infants to elderly patients, so…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Newly diagnosed glioblastoma A continuing therapeutic challenge The standard of care for newly diagnosed glioblastoma is resection as completely as possible. This is followed by temozolomide-based radiochemotherapy. Among the newer therapeutic approaches is the use of tumor…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Minimally invasive forefoot and hindfoot surgery A blessing but not a miracle Forefoot surgery with large incisions, Kirschner wires and stiffeners is outdated. Toe deformities can be corrected very well by “minimally invasive surgery” (MIS). Weil osteotomies for metatarsalgias are also possible…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Diagnostic innovations Will a 10-second analysis procedure soon revolutionize tumor surgery? The right measure is usually one of the greatest challenges of oncological surgeons; the tumor should be removed, taking as little as possible of the surrounding healthy tissue with it.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of lymphedema The vascularized lymph node transplantation Reconstructive procedures strive to restore functional lymphatic drainage. Lymphatic surgery is indicated in patients in whom conservative therapy does not result in adequate control of the disease. Principles of autologous…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy of lymphedema Lymphovenous anastomoses and resecting procedures Resecting procedures in the treatment of lymphedema have been in development since the beginning of the last century. They are invasive and have many complications. With the advancement of microsurgery,…
