[Percutaneous gastrostomy for cervicofacial cancer: Bordet Institute experience].

Introduction: The establishment of a direct enteral feeding route is critical in the overall treatment of many patients with head and neck cancer. This study evaluated the indications, success rate, and complications associated with endoscopic gastrostomies.

Materials & Methods: 71 endoscopic percutaneous gastrostomies were created in 67 patients.

Treatment of peptic ulcer severe bleeding.

The success of a defined management policy op peptic ulcer haemorrhage which incorporates endoscopic therapeutic intervention depends on the early identification of a high risk group of patients and a high risk group of ulcers. The high risk group of patients consists of those likely to experience further bleeding on the basis of clinical prognostic indicators: shock and severe anaemia on admission and the pattern of bleeding; or tolerate rebleeding and emergency surgery poorly: patients over 60 years and those with associated disease. UGI endoscopy should be performed early (within 6-12 hours) in this group in order to identify the bleeding point and provide prognostic information regarding the risk of further haemorrhage.

[Villous tumors of the rectum. Endoscopic treatment using photocoagulation].

We report the results of endoscopic photocoagulation in the treatment of villous adenomas of the rectum in 49 consecutive patients (26 males, and 23 females, mean age: 74 years). Twenty-six patients were treated with a high-power Nd-Yag laser (80 W/sec). After a mean of 3.