Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)--the hepatic component of metabolic syndrome.

Aims: To study the prevalence of NAFLD in those patients attending the routine health checkup and to establish a relationship between NAFLD and metabolic syndrome.

Patients And Methods: All patients attending the health check-up had their blood pressure, height and weight, waist circumference measurements, blood sugars, lipid levels and ultrasound abdomen done. The prevalence of NAFLD among these subjects was determined and the presence of risk factors for metabolic disease in each individual was analysed.

Comparative trial of three different schedules for endoscopic esophageal variceal sclerotherapy.

We analyzed our experience in 125 patients with variceal bleeding to compare the efficacy and complications of various schedules of endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy. The schedules for the first three injections were as follows: (A) 3-5 ml of aqueous phenol injected at intervals of three weeks (Group I, n = 28), one week (Group II, n = 30) and three days (Group IIIa, n = 33), and (B) 2-3 ml of phenol at each site at intervals of 3 days (Group IIIb, n = 34). Subsequent injections were given at four week intervals for all groups.

Adaptative changes in terminal ileum after total colectomy, mucosal proctectomy and straight ileo-anal anastomosis in chronic ulcerative colitis.

Total colectomy, mucosal proctectomy and straight ileo-anal anastomosis was performed in four adult patients with chronic ulcerative colitis (three males, one female; mean age 27.4 years). During a follow-up period of one to five years, all patients were continent, had spontaneous bowel evacuation (average 4-5 per day), and had normal bladder and sexual function.

Sucralfate in the short-term treatment of duodenal ulcer. A double-blind comparison with cimetidine and placebo.

A phase III randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled study was conducted to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of sucralfate and cimetidine in the short-term management of active duodenal ulcer. Standard therapeutic doses were used. Antacids were permitted on an ad lib basis.