[Treatment of metastatic carcinoid tumors with interferon-alpha. Five cases].

Objective: Interferon has been proposed in treatment of metastatic carcinoid tumours with varied results.

Method: Five patients with metastatic carcinoid tumours were treated for 1 year with rIFN alpha 2b at a dose of 5 MU. three times a week during the first month and 10 MU.

Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in northern France (1988-1990).

There were no data concerning the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in France. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in northern France. This prospective population based study was realised through the gastroenterologists of the region Nord-Pas de Calais and the Somme Department.

[Endoscopic sclerotherapy of hemorrhagic esophageal varices. 86 cases].

Objectives: Haemorrhage due to rupture of oesophageal varices is a major cause of death in patients with cirrhosis. We evaluated retrospectively our results with endoscopic sclerosis in order to evaluate recurrence, compliance and long-term survival.

Methods: Endoscopic sclerosis was performed with a flexible endoscope in 86 patients from 1986 to 1989.