Clinico-biologic aspects and evolutive tendencies in sacroiliitis.

A group of 103 patients with radiologic changes of sacroiliitis were investigated and followed up over a mean period of 3.5 years. The biologic explorations (nonspecific inflammatory tests, humoral immunologic determinations and serum fibronectin assay) as well as sacroiliac and spine radiographic examinations, were repeated every 6th-12th months.

The diagnostic and therapeutic contribution of calcium channel inhibitors (nifedipine) in esophageal spasm.

The effect of nifedipine (10-20 mg) on esophageal motility was tested in 18 patients with clinical esophageal syndrome and radiologic aspect suggesting esophageal spasm. The drug was administered 20-30 min prior to the second radiologic examination. In 3 cases of achalasia the drug was administered in doses of 10 mg/day for 10 days before the second X-ray examination.

Study of gastroesophageal reflux by determination of endoesophageal pH using the Heidelberg telemetering capsule.

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) was determined by recording the endoesophageal pH using the Heidelberg telemetering capsule in 60 patients with various esogastroduodenal diseases. Gastroesophageal reflux was found present in 29 patients (48.3%).