This content is machine translated Hypertrophic scars and keloids Is there an optimal therapy? Therapy concepts in the treatment of keloids should be determined individually. A combination of multiple therapy modalities is recommended. Visible treatment success should be seen after three to six months,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Gastrointestinal tumors State of the art of endoscopic resection Malignant or premalignant mucosal changes of the gastrointestinal tract can usually be curatively removed endoscopically. Endoscopic resections are based on many technical innovations; the resections are safe and allow a…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Risk stratification of elderly patients prior to surgery. Frailty leads to postoperative complications Numerous types of cancer occur more frequently with age. At the same time, oncological diseases require surgical intervention in many cases. How to estimate whether the patient will face complications…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated 31-year-old patient with new onset of neck pain on exertion Interdisciplinary approach to a chordoma of the craniocervical junction. Case description: We report a 31-year-old patient who was medically evaluated for new-onset neck pain on exertion without accompanying neurologic symptoms.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Preoperative anemia in the era of patient blood management (PBM). A pragmatic approach to diagnostics and therapy Preoperative anemia is an independent predictor of increased risk of infection, thromboembolism, and mortality. For their part, allogeneic blood transfusions further contribute to worsening outcomes through nonspecific and specific risks.…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy of pancreatic carcinoma Life extension through multimodal therapy and center-based treatment Since the first description of a pancreatic resection by the Königsberg surgeon Walter Kausch in 1909, pancreatic surgery has developed into an interdisciplinary center treatment. Pancreatic surgery is the only…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated An impressive development From heart replacement to the modern cardiac assist pump The number of patients with clinically advanced cardiacinsufficiency is increasing worldwide. If conventional therapeutic options have been exhausted, it is necessary to evaluate whether the criteria for heart transplantation are…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated An impossibility? Weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes Increased body weight and diabetes mellitus often go hand in hand. Even if the topic of weight reduction in patients with diabetes is often difficult and difficult to implement, it…
View Post 17 min This content is machine translated Pharmacotherapy-resistant epilepsies. Epilepsy surgery: an important option for affected patients Well over one-third of all epilepsy cases are not adequately treatable with conservative measures, and very many of these patients are suitable for surgical treatment. Diagnostic epilepsy surgery allows precise…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cavernomas in the brain stem Perioperative imaging and microsurgical strategies. Case report: In 2011, a 50-year-old patient was diagnosed with a cavernoma of almost 2 cm in the area of the pons, after passive mild sensory disturbances of the right side…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Spondylodesis, disc prosthesis and co. - Part 2 Spine surgery for low back pain: what is possible when and how? Tailored individual surgical treatment is sought for surgical candidates with low back pain. With fusion surgery, good and very good results can be achieved in selected cases, superior to non-surgical…
