[Special aspects of right colon cancer].

752 patients with colon carcinoma of the years 1966-1985 were studied retrospectively. 189 tumors were located in the right and 563 in the left colon. There was no difference in the 5-year survival rate, Dukes classification and operative mortality in both groups.

[Indication and risk of internal intestinal splinting. Comments and supplement to the published article of W. Kapral: Splinting of the small intestine with the Miller-Abbot tube. Chirurg (1984) 55:394].

The usefulness of splinting of the bowel to prevent recurrent bowel obstruction caused by adhesions is analysed. For that is differentiated between three possible indication groups: 1. late bowel obstruction, 2.

[Indication for preventive measures in benign colonic diseases].

For non-malignant colon diseases the indications for preventive measures can be of tumorous and non-tumorous nature. In case of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's colitis local and systemic complications may demand a colectomy. The operative procedures in this case are proctomucosectomy with ileumpouch or ileorectostomy , if continence can be preserved.

[Preoperative treatment of severe coronary stenosis with the balloon catheter in patients with operable carcinomas (author's transl)].

Two patients with severe angina pectoris during minimal physical exercise and angiologically proven severe coronary stenosis also had a surgically operable carcinoma of the bronchus and stomach, respectively. Extensive operation for carcinoma would have been a serious cardiological risk. A preceding aortocoronary bypass operation would have been an additional stress as well as a delay of surgery by several weeks.