This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – polycystic liver disease Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is characterized by multiple, usually progressively increasing cysts of the liver. It is the most common extrarenal manifestation of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – intussusception and other displacements of the bowel In intussusception, a section of bowel is pushed into the neighboring section. This change is also known as intussusception. The intussuscepted part of the intestine is the invaginate, the receiving…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Intestinal tuberculosis Suspected Crohn’s disease may turn out to be intestinal TB Diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever and weight loss – non-specific symptoms that together are typical of Crohn’s disease. But watch out: Intestinal tuberculosis can also be hidden behind the appearance. Accurate…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Appendicitis Abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen, accompanied by nausea or fever, is a typical symptom of appendicitis. If there is a classic symptomatology for appendicitis, the diagnosis can be…
View Post 0 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Pancreatic carcinoma
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond’s disease) Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare chronic inflammatory fibrosing disease of the posterior abdominal cavity. The CT or MRI abdomen shows a flat mass surrounding the large vessels and the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gastrointestinal disorders in childhood and adolescence Is it irritable bowel syndrome? Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other functional disorders are among the most common chronic complaints in children and adolescents. A confirmed diagnosis allows the initiation of the necessary therapy. According…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Functional gastrointestinal complaints Visceral hyperalgesia as an important pathomechanism. Visceral hypersensitivity and motility disorders are thought to be central factors in recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms without evidence of an organ pathologic cause. The gastrointestinal tract is highly innervated and has…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Epigastric pain Bio-psycho-social approach to the therapy of functional abdominal pain Functional abdominal pain can lead to a significant impairment of the quality of life and daily coping of the affected person and can already occur in adolescence. Chronification is common…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Abdominal pain Cause often psychosocial Abdominal complaints have a high prevalence and the diagnosis is very multilayered and complex. In addition to a wide range of possible somatic causes, psychosocial factors often play a role.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Therapeutic effect of essential oils Peppermint and caraway oils for gastrointestinal complaints Peppermint and caraway oils are proven natural remedies for gastrointestinal complaints. Now, more and more clinical studies as well as meta-analyses show that peppermint oil in particular has a symptom-reducing…
