Intrauterine surgery--choices and limitations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early gastro-esophageal cancer is staged as m1 to m3 depending on the infiltration of the anatomical layers of the mucosa or, analogously, as sm1 to sm3 depending on the depth of infiltration into the submucosa. The risk of lymph node metastases is low in mucosal carcinoma but increases with the depth of inf...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Gockel I,Hoffmeister A

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent years have seen major changes in the diagnosis and treatment of solid intraocular tumors, mainly owing to an improved molecular biological understanding of their pathogenesis, new therapeutic approaches for the local treatment of tumors in children, and long-term follow-up observations in clinical tri...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Bornfeld N,Biewald E,Bauer S,Temming P,Lohmann D,Zeschnigk M

更新日期：2018-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Habitually shortened nighttime sleep is a common phenomenon in childhood and adolescence, sometimes associated with chronic sleep reduction (CSR). CSR is associated with impairments of performance ability and emotional well-being. The extent to which children and adolescents in Germany suffer from CSR is unc...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Paschke K,Laurenz L,Thomasius R

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this article is to present the results of microsurgical clipping or endovascular coil obliteration of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA), in a single cerebrovascular center with regard to successful obliteration and periprocedural complications. METHODS:Data concerning patients with UI...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Seifert V,Gerlach R,Raabe A,Güresir E,Beck J,Szelényi A,Setzer M,Vatter H,Du Mesnil de Rochemont R,Zanella F,Sitzer M,Berkefeld J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite recent advances in their treatment, schizophrenic disorders are still among the diseases that most severely impair patients' quality of life. For this reason, centers for the early recognition of schizophrenic disorders have come into existence worldwide. In these centers, much effort is devoted to...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Klosterkötter J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One-third of all patients with epilepsy have persistent seizures despite medical treatment. If the origin of the seizures can be localized to a particular site in the brain, epilepsy surgery is a treatment option that addresses the cause of the problem. METHOD:The presurgical assessment and surgical treatme...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Schulze-Bonhage A,Zentner J

更新日期：2014-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of sudden cardiac death in persons under age 40 is roughly 3 per 100 000 persons per year in Germany and North America. Many of these deaths are found to be due to hereditary heart diseases, often a primary structural heart disease associated with arrhythmia or else a primary arrhythmia syndrom...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Beckmann BM,Pfeufer A,Kääb S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The German Federal Law on Radiation Control contains no special provisions for X-ray studies in children and adolescents, even though exposure to ionizing radiation must be kept especially low in young persons, because their tissues are highly radiosensitive. Children, who have many years left to live, are m...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Alzen G,Benz-Bohm G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of Hodgkin's disease (HD; also called Hodgkin's lymphoma) in children and adolescents with radiotherapy and chemotherapy leads to high survival rates but has a number of late effects. The most serious one is the development of a secondary malignant tumor, usually in the field that was irradiate...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Schellong G,Riepenhausen M,Ehlert K,Brämswig J,Dörffel W,German Working Group on the Long-Term Sequelae of Hodgkin's Disease.,Schmutzler RK,Rhiem K,Bick U,German Consortium for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer.

更新日期：2014-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical guidelines recommend psychosocial care as an integral part of medical treatment, but access is often limited. Technology-based approaches provide an attractive opportunity to optimize health outcomes and quality of life in people with chronic somatic diseases e.g. by means of Internet- and mobile-ba...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Bendig E,Bauereiß N,Ebert DD,Snoek F,Andersson G,Baumeister H

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:4-10% of the general population and 20% of primary care patients have what are called "non-specific, functional, and somatoform bodily complaints." These often take a chronic course, markedly impair the sufferers' quality of life, and give rise to high costs. They can be made worse by inappropriate behavior ...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Schaefert R,Hausteiner-Wiehle C,Häuser W,Ronel J,Herrmann M,Henningsen P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the leading reasons for treatment in adult primary care medicine, accounting for a considerable percentage of antibiotic prescriptions. Because this problem is so common and so significant in routine clinical practice, a high level of diagnostic accuracy is essential....

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Schmiemann G,Kniehl E,Gebhardt K,Matejczyk MM,Hummers-Pradier E

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deviation of the spinal axis. The main diagnostic criterion is spinal curvature exceeding 10° on a plain anteroposterior X-ray image. Scoliosis is called idiopathic when no other underlying disease can be identified. METHODS:Selective literature review and recommendations of...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Trobisch P,Suess O,Schwab F

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hoarseness (dysphonia) is the reason for about 1% of all consultations in primary care. It has many causes, ranging from self-limited laryngitis to malignant tumors of the vocal cords. METHODS:This review is based on literature retrieved by a selective search in PubMed employing the terms "hoarseness," "hoa...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Reiter R,Hoffmann TK,Pickhard A,Brosch S

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a degenerative vasculopathy that is classically associated with lobar intracerebral or sulcal hemorrhage. Its prevalence is estimated at 30% in the seventh decade and 50% in the eighth and ninth decades. In this review, we summarize the risks linked to CAA with respect to...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Block F,Dafotakis M

更新日期：2017-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimizing the emergency medical care chain might shorten the time to treatment of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The initial care by a physician, and, in particular, correct ECG interpretation, are critically important factors. METHODS:From 1999 onward, data on the care of patien...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Stockburger M,Maier B,Fröhlich G,Rutsch W,Behrens S,Schoeller R,Theres H,Poloczek S,Plock G,Schühlen H

更新日期：2016-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical site infections (SSI) are among the most common healthcare- associated infections. The aim of our explorative study was to determine how selected climatic factors are associated with SSI rates. METHODS:SSI rates were calculated for operative procedures included in the surgi- cal site infection surv...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Aghdassi SJS,Schwab F,Hoffmann P,Gastmeier P

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The trauma registry of the German Society of Trauma Surgery is a multicentric prospective record of the treatment of severely injured patients. METHODS:The present study examines the effect of a quality management system on key processes and outcomes, in hospitals included in the trauma registry. The stud...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Ruchholtz S,Lefering R,Paffrath T,Oestern HJ,Neugebauer E,Nast-Kolb D,Pape HC,Bouillon B

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The randomized, controlled trial (RCT) is the gold standard of scientific evidence for the attribution of clinical effects (benefits and harms) to medical interventions. Many different designs for RCTs have been developed in order to counter legitimate critical objections and to better adapt the trials to th...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Lange S,Sauerland S,Lauterberg J,Windeler J

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When gunshot and blast injuries affect only a single person, first aid can always be delivered in conformity with the relevant guidelines. In contrast, when there is a dynamic casualty situation affecting many persons, such as after a terrorist attack, treatment may need to be focused on immediately life-thr...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Franke A,Bieler D,Friemert B,Schwab R,Kollig E,Güsgen C

更新日期：2017-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cirrhosis of the liver is the end stage of chronic liver disease. Among the many liver disorders that can lead to cirrhosis, some progress rapidly (years) and others more slowly (decades). In Germany, cirrhosis is often a consequence of fatty liver disease due to alcoholism or other causes, but can also be c...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Wiegand J,Berg T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The percentage of organ donors among the German population is very low, and the supply of organs does not meet the demand. Relatively few organ explantations are performed in Germany, compared to other countries. The central element leading up to organ explantation is the donor's consent. This can be express...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Küpers M,Dudda M,Kauther MD,Schwarz B,Hausen SA,Jöckel KH

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The German Standing Committee on Vaccination Recommendations (Ständige Impfkommission, STIKO) recommends standard vaccination against pneumococcal infections for all persons aged 60 or older, and for all persons of any age with an increased health risk. It is not known how many persons in the target group in...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Theidel U,Kuhlmann A,Braem A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of rectal surgery on patients' postoperative quality of life (QOL) and sexual function has been little studied to date. The present study aims to address this issue. METHODS:519 patients who had undergone surgery for rectal cancer from January 1997 to January 2003 were included in the study. The...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Schmidt C,Daun A,Malchow B,Küchler T

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The range of indications for vitreoretinal surgery has widened in recent years, and intraocular gas application is frequently performed as part of retinal surgery, with the aim of achieving long-acting tamponade. METHODS:Selective literature review. RESULTS:An intraocular gas bubble containing perfluorop...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Silvanus MT,Moldzio P,Bornfeld N,Peters J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The many varieties of cystic pancreatic tumor, and especially intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN), have attracted increased attention recently. Their incidence may be rising, and their histopathological evaluation and classification have become more precise than before. METHODS:We discuss the cu...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Grützmann R,Post S,Saeger HD,Niedergethmann M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few reliable data are available on the epidemiology and treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax. We studied the sex and age distribution, frequency of hospitalization, mortality, and conservative versus surgical care of this condition in Germany in order to draw well-founded conclusions about its in-hospital d...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Schnell J,Koryllos A,Lopez-Pastorini A,Lefering R,Stoelben E

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) is the investigation of choice for diagnosing cerebral glioma, but its capacity to differentiate tumor tissue from non-specific tissue changes is limited. Positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) using radiolabeled ami...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Langen KJ,Tatsch K,Grosu AL,Jacobs AH,Weckesser M,Sabri O

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multi-center observational studies in surgery can yield important findings, as long as they are appropriately designed and monitored and employ modern methods of statistical analysis. METHODS:In a multi-center quality assurance study carried out in 346 German hospitals from 2000 to 2004, data were collected...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Kube R,Gastinger I,Mroczkowski P,Ptok H,Wolff S,Lippert H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most women of child-bearing age want a safe method of contraception. Numerous methods are available, with different modes of application. In situations involving particular risks, the selection of the right method poses a special challenge. METHODS:Contraceptive methods for use in various situations with in...

journal_title：Deutsches Arzteblatt international

authors： Römer T

更新日期：2019-11-08 00:00:00