Publications by authors named "V Keim"
Eosinophilic esophagitis is an important differential diagnosis in the presence of dysphagia or bolus obstruction of the esophagus. Delayed diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis can lead to strictures of the esophagus.We report on a young patient who presented with initially unclear retrosternal symptoms to our department.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhipple disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. Due to its unspecific clinical symptoms, it is difficult to diagnose and often remains undetected for a long time. The case of a patient who presented with acute intestinal symptoms to the authors' department is reported.
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- Patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have a high prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), with 184 out of 204 screened patients showing risk.
- The study compared existing international and national guidelines for diagnosing and referring patients for NAFLD, finding high referral rates (60-77%) based on fibrosis scores using the EASL-EASD-EASO and DGVS guidelines.
- Simpler referral strategies, like the FAST score, showed comparable sensitivity and reduced the need for specialist referrals to 35%, suggesting more efficient screening methods can be effective.
Conventional ultrasound (US) is the first-line imaging method for abdominal pathologies, but its diagnostic accuracy is operator-dependent, and data storage is usually limited to two-dimensional images. A novel tomographic US system (Curefab CS, Munich, Germany) processes imaging data combined with three-dimensional spatial information using a magnetic field tracking. This enables standardized image presentation in axial planes and a review of the entire examination.
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