This content is machine translated Liver cirrhosis Prophylaxis of decompensation – focus on portal hypertension While until recently the rule was to initiate beta-blocker therapy only when varices occurred, it has recently been recommended to prescribe beta-blockers early and regardless of the stage of the...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Liver cirrhosis Liver cirrhosis – a term coined by the French doctor René Laënnec at the beginning of the 19th century – is the final stage of chronic liver disease. The connective...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Liver cirrhosis New findings through multi-omics and biotechnological reporter system Metabolites in serum, urine and stool samples can identify those with acute-on-chronic liver failure among patients with acute decompensated liver cirrhosis as a basis for early diagnostic and therapeutic measures.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated CEP for asthma and liver cirrhosis It doesn’t always have to be OCS Systemic corticosteroids are usually the treatment of choice for patients with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP). However, if CEP patients also suffer from other comorbidities, the adverse effects of corticosteroids should…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Fatty liver disease New widespread disease NAFLD Model calculations suggest that the number of patients with cirrhosis, advanced fibrosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) could double to triple in the next 10-15 years. Not least because of this,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Suspicion of acute hepatitis Stepwise diagnostics recommended for elevated liver values Elevated liver values are also a frequent problem in the general practitioner’s office – whether as an incidental finding or as the result of a clarification of complaints. Even a slight…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Liver disease Early detection is prognostically significant While early stages are often asymptomatic, various complications can occur in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis. Hepatic encephalopathy is one of them.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The hepatic encephalopathy A common complication of cirrhosis of the liver Hepatic encephalopathy encompasses a wide spectrum of nonspecific symptoms. Most often, infectious diseases are responsible for an episode. Lactulose or lactitol is used for treatment. In severe cases, therapy is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Annual Meeting DGHO, OeGHO, SGMO and SGH+SSH in Stuttgart, Germany Update hepatocellular carcinoma – news from the system therapy In hepatocellular carcinoma, an increase in incidence has been observed in industrialized countries. HCC patients have at least two diseases, namely carcinoma as well as severe liver disease. The interaction…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Liver disease Possibilities of treatment with milk thistle Pharmacological and clinical studies support the efficacy of milk thistle extracts and silymarin – an overview of diseases and efficacy studies.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Gastrosurgical Colloquium at the University Hospital Zurich Viral hepatitis – an infection with many faces A colloquium at the University Hospital Zurich was devoted to the broad clinical spectrum of viral hepatitis. It addressed the issue of screening and special risk groups, as well as…
