Prospective study of prevalence and endoscopic and histopathologic characteristics of duodenal polyps in patients submitted to upper endoscopy.

Background: Retrospective studies of duodenal polyps have shown a prevalence of 0.3%-1.5% in patients referred to upper endoscopy, and histopathologic classifications have been inconsistent.

[Reported occupational diseases. A 5-year follow-up study from the county of Ribe].

The present study sought to examine the health-related, work-related, social and economic consequences of occupational disorders. The survey included 503 patients and was undertaken approximately five years after the disease was notified to the Registry of Occupational Diseases (Danish Working Environment services). The response rate was 80% with women accounting for 56% of the responding group.

[Work environment and health in the maritime occupations].

The health risks for seamen exceed those of other occupational groups and involve serious social problems. Notwithstanding, the preventive measures of maritime medicine have low priority in most countries. The Nordic countries should lead the way in this field, not least because they have a traditional interest in social and preventive medicine but also because the maritime occupations there play a major role.

Contact allergy to the fungicide benomyl?

Benomyl is a widely used fungicide. Contact allergy to benomyl has been reported in a few cases. We describe a group of 62 workers, exposed to benomyl.

[Occupational supraspinatus tendinitis. The rotator cuff syndrome seen from a medical insurance point of view].

The medical insurance course concerning a woman aged 53 years is described. Throughout two years she had stacked more than 20 tons of cheese daily in units of 4.5 kg from a conveyer belt to shelves from ankle to shoulder height.

Rectosigmoid motility response to sham feeding in irritable bowel syndrome. Evidence of a cephalic phase.

Rectosigmoid pressure recordings by means of open-ended perfused catheters were performed on 21 patients with the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Motility indexes were calculated in resting conditions, after sham feeding, after a meal, and after 0.5 mg neostigmine intravenously.

Treatment of scaphoid fractures with a removable cast.

Forty-four fractures of the scaphoid bone were treated with a short-term removable orthoplast cast and compared with 48 fractures treated with a conventional long-arm plaster cast. At the follow-up, there was no difference between the two treatment groups as regards nonunion or other sequelae. We conclude that the inconvenience of the treatment of scaphoid fracture and the need of physiotherapy can be reduced by using an orthoplast cast.

Danazol in the treatment of ureteral endometriosis.

We report 2 cases of ureteral endometriosis in which initial hormonal management, including danazol, failed to reverse or to stop the progressing ureteral stenosis. After reviewing the various methods of treatment presented in the literature we conclude that solid documentation of the effect of danazol against ureteral endometriosis is lacking. To preserve kidney function we recommend resection of the affected portion of the ureter.

A magnesium load test in the diagnosis of magnesium deficiency.

The concentration of magnesium in muscle was determined and a standardized magnesium load test was performed in 21 patients, who 4 to 10 years previously had undergone intestinal bypass operations for severe obesity. The plasma concentration and 24-h urinary excretion of magnesium were also studied. Basic urinary excretion of magnesium and muscle magnesium were significantly lower in patients compared to healthy controls, while no differences were found in plasma magnesium.