This content is machine translated Treatment of venous diseases Variceal stripping – does the method still have a right to exist? Every third woman and every fifth man suffers from varicose veins. A variety of treatment options now exist. Is classic variceal stripping “out”? An overview of current therapeutic options.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Arrhythmias in the emergency The narrow complex tachycardia Narrow complex tachycardia is defined by a heart rate ≥100 bpm and a QRS duration of ≤0.12 sec. The site of origin is usually supraventricular. Narrow complex tachycardia often occurs…
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 8 min This content is machine translated Hepatocellular carcinoma When is liver transplantation a reasonable treatment option? When patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) meet certain criteria for tumor size, tumor number, and metastasis, liver transplantation may be a reasonable treatment option. The allocation of available organs is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Mucosal resection and radiofrequency ablation show very good long-term results Intestinal metaplasia, a so-called Barrette epithelium, can develop from normal esophageal squamous epithelium due to various factors. This may develop into low-grade or high-grade dysplasia, which in turn may be…
