[Gardner syndrome--an interdisciplinary disease picture].

Gardner's syndrome, completely expressed, consists of a triad of symptoms: polyposis of the colon, osteomatosis and mesenchymal tumours of the skin. Inheritence is autosomal dominant. In a follow-up examination amongst eleven patients with polyposis intestinalis a typical constellation of symptoms of Gardner's syndrome was found in eight.

Motilin effects on gastrointestinal motility and lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure in dogs.

Natural porcine motilin induces phasic contractions of the lower esophageal sphincter in dogs. These contractions are related to gastric contractions, which have the characteristics of interdigestive-motility patterns. Duodenal alkalinization produces an insignificant LES pressure increase after 5 minutes.