Chronic Epstein-Barr virus-related hepatitis in immunocompetent patients.

Aim: To investigate reactivated Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection as a cause for chronic hepatitis.

Methods: Patients with occasionally established elevated serum aminotransferases were studied. HIV, HBV and HCV-infections were excluded as well as any other immunosuppressive factors, metabolic or toxic disorders.

[Description of a case of renal transplantation in autosomal dominant polycystic disease with hepatic and renal involvment].

Autosomal dominant renal polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the major causes for the development of chronic renal failure and renal transplantation. In 85.7% of the cases ADPKD is associated with hepatic polycystosis that could worsen the prognosis of the patient.

[Treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis with ursodeoxycholic acid].

This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Three patients with PBC (stage II) have been treated with UDCA (Ursofalk and Falk Pharma, Freiburg, Germany)--of 10 mg/kg daily dosage in the course of three years. Patients with well-defined PBC underwent complete history, physical examination, liver chemistries, ultrasonography and liver biopsy.

[Hemorrhoidal disease and the concomitant changes in the rectosigmoid].

Hemorrhoids is the most common disease in coloproctology, and rectoromanoscopy is a valuable tool of diagnosis. Of a total of 1614 patients examined at the proctologic consulting room of the Department of Gastroenterology at the Medical Academy in Sofia, hemorrhoids had 609 (37.8 per cent).

[Small polyps of the rectosigmoid].

The increasing interest in colorectal polyps is due to the fact that they may not only be diagnosed, but removed by endoscopic route. The aim of the study were small polyps of the rectosigmoid removed on rectoromanoscopy and their clinical significance. Included in the study were 193 small polyps, 0.