[Effect of fibroscopic sclerotherapy of hemorrhaging esophageal varices on survival in alcoholic liver cirrhosis (comparative retrospective study)].

Unlabelled: Between 1983 and 1992 altogether 638 alcoholic cirrhotic patients had been treated because of acute esophageal variceal bleeding. In 96 cases the treatment were carried out in the following circumstances; volume and coagulation factor substituate, vasopressin or glypressin and nitroglycerin, urgent endoscopy and ballontamponade but in 47 cases an urgent sclerotherapy were also performed. The survival, cases of rebleeding,-from the first bleeding events-of the 49 nonsclerosed patients were compared to those of the 47 sclerosed one.

[Treatment of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis with a new acid-resistant pancreatin product].

The authors summarised pathophysiology and therapy possibility of the chronic alcoholic pancreatitis. They introduce a new product of pancreatin use for treatment of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis. The aim of this prospective study was to asses the efficacy of this new drug in the treatment of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis.

Early diagnosis of cancer by gastricbiopsy.

On the basis of 350 gastric biopsies the difficulties of early diagnosis of cancer are discussed. The technical and morphological stumbling blocks of evaluation are reviewed. The differences between the gross and microscopic diagnoses, the more important causes of histologic error are dealt with.