[Endoscopic polypectomy of the stomach].

As a result of selective biopsy of gastric polyps 77 hyperplastic, 36 hyperplasiogenous and 11 adenomas were found. By the introduction of endoscopic polypectomy 42 polyps were resected in toto and 39 could be removed. The histological result of the whole polyp showed that the most frequent form is the hyperplastiougenous type with 42.

[Risk of hepatitis B in endoscopy personnel].

By anamnestic inquiry and investigation for HBsAg and anti-HBs (RIA) of 120 staff members from 18 endoscopic centers, we found reference to remarkable spread of hepatitis B. Its incidence in endoscopic staff is unambiguously higher than in personal of internal wards. So, 8.

[Possibilities and limitations of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP)].

Important experiences are reported from an analysis of 500 examinations. The ERCP gives eminent possibilities for the improvement of the pre- and postoperative diagnostics of the bile ducts, particularly in unclear cholestasis and in conditions after operations of the bile ducts. The ERCP is little suited for the early diagnosis of the carcinoma of the pancreas and for the ascertainment of the diagnosis in easy and moderate forms of chronic pancreatitis.