This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Urothelial carcinoma Carcinoma of the urinary bladder is one of the common malignant tumors. Men are affected twice as often as women. The main symptom is hematuria as microhematuria or painless macrohematuria.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Upside-Down Stomach An upside-down stomach, also called a thoracic stomach, is relatively rare. Mostly older people are affected, but not exclusively. It often takes a long time before the correct diagnosis is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – gastric carcinoma Gastric cancer often occurs in middle and later adulthood. More than 90% of gastric malignancies are adenocarcinomas; localized gastric lymphomas and leiomyosarcomas are less common. MRI can be used to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Introduction joint diagnostics Classification by means of imaging techniques Joint diagnostics can be covered radiologically with various procedures. In most cases, a reliable diagnosis is also possible.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Bone Sarcomas Treatment of primary bone tumors of the pelvis Surgical resection represents the mainstay of therapy for pelvic bone sarcomas. Treatment is complex and should be individualized. By sharing data and expert knowledge, the disease can be better understood.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pacemaker Pacemaker knowledge for family physicians The most common indications for pacing are symptomatic second- and third-degree AV blocks, a sick sinus node with symptomatic pauses, and symptomatic chronotropic incompetence. To avoid patient hazards during surgery…
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 10 min This content is machine translated Meningiomas Update 2017 Surgery is the main form of therapy for meningioma, followed by radiotherapy. The latter is used for higher grade tumors, those with non-removable remnants, or for certain meningiomas in the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Update Refresher MRI and pacemaker/ICD – an impossible combination? It can be dangerous when a patient with cardiac device needs an MRI. Among other things, the electrodes may heat up, an electrical reset is conceivable and the battery status…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Large tumor - large access? The keyhole concept in minimally invasive neurosurgery Case report: The 56-year-old patient had been suffering from headache and nausea and increasing psychomotor slowing for three months. Clinically, he presented with left facial nerve mouth branch weakness, left…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Preoperative cardiac workup before non-cardiac surgery. Fewer perioperative complications, better prognosis Cardiovascular disease is one of the most important causes of perioperative morbidity and mortality. The goal of preoperative assessment and optimization is to reduce the incidence of perioperative cardiac complications…
