This content is machine translated Hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa What does the guideline say? Acne inversa is often confused with furunculosis, which means that it often takes years before a correct diagnosis is made. Smoking and obesity are strongly associated factors. Local disinfection of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Elimination of varicose veins Which method for which patient? Various procedures are available today for the treatment of varicose veins. The technique chosen depends on the anatomical conditions and patient characteristics. Endovenous techniques involve thermal, mechanical, and/or chemical destruction…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy for lung cancer Staging, operability, and prognostic factors determine the indication The choice of therapeutic modalities for lung cancer depends on several factors. Accurate staging, assessment of operability, and knowledge of prognostic factors such as the number of affected lymph node…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Reconstructive neck and face surgery Plastic reconstructions after tumor resections in the head and neck region For tumors in the head and neck region, the functional and esthetic deficits must be weighed against the prognostic advantage when planning therapy. A variety of restorative options are available…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 1st Baden Breast Symposium 2014 Developments in the field of plastic reconstructive breast surgery At 7. and November 8, 2014, the 1st Baden Breast Symposium took place at the Women’s Clinic of the Cantonal Hospital Baden. The focus of the conference, which was organized…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated How to proceed with chronic wounds? Assessment, dressings and adjuvant therapy Chronic wounds are a major challenge for primary care providers. The reasons for this are the diverse causes of wounds, the patient’s desire for rapid treatment success and, last but…
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 5 min This content is machine translated TAVI From good to better At the first Scientific Session of the Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Cardiology on June 11, 2014, the focus was on TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation). Cardiac surgeons…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Abdominal wall sparing training after visceral surgical procedures Physical reconditioning and wound healing hand in hand Visceral surgery patient volumes have increased significantly in recent years. After major surgery with opening of the abdominal wall due to chronic, oncological or acute diseases, almost all patients suffer…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy MRI Imaging Overview Patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy and children with Rolando’s epilepsy may not require an MRI scan at all. In contrast, high-resolution MRI diagnostics should definitely be pursued in focal epilepsies…
