[Intususception of appendical cystadenoma imitating a caecal tumor].

Appendical cystadenoma is one of the histological forms of the appendical mucocele. Preoperative diagnostics is difficult, however, due to potential iatrogennic rupture during a surgical procedure, is very important. The authors present a case review of a 62-year-old patient with itususception of the appendical cystadenoma, until now rarely reported in literature.

[Endoscopic therapy of biliary tract diseases].

Endoscopy plays a dominant role in the diagnosis and treatment of biliary tract disease and disease of pancreas as well. The authors of the article present their own experience with the endoscopic treatment of these diseases which they have obtained since 1982 by performing endoscopic papilosphincterotomy in 2000 patients (1340 female and 660 male patients). The most common indication for this treatment was choledocholithiasis and benign stenosis of Vater's papila (or dysfunction of Oddi's sphincter).

[Personal experience with isolation of Campylobacter pylori from the gastroduodenal mucosa].

During the period between March 1987 and July 1988 the authors examined for the presence of Campylobacter pylori bioptic specimens from the gastroduodenum from 410 patients. In the above group they diagnosed by microscopic examination C. pylori in 257 patients (mean 63%).