[Prognostic factors for development of peritoneal carcinosis in stomach carcinoma].

Objective: Several adjuvant therapy concepts have been developed to improve the treatment of gastric cancer patients. Dealing with intraperitoneal chemotherapy, it seems to be useful to determine suitable prognostic factors for the occurrence of peritoneal carcinosis, as it is possible to select patients who may profit from this therapy.

Methods: Between June 1975 and December 1999 resection of gastric cancer was performed in 575 patients.

[Jejuno-jejunal invagination after Dennis tube insertion for ileus--a rare complication].

In contrast to childhood intussusception, the clinical signs of intussusception in adults are nonspecific. Generally organic alterations of the small bowel cause intussusception in adults. In this case report on a retrograde jejunojejunal intussusception in a 61-year-old male, following removal of an intraoperatively placed intestinal tube for ileus therapy, the clinical symptoms, diagnostic methods and therapy for intussusception are described.

[Combined pH measurement and multiple impedance variation assessments--validation of a new technique for detection of non-acid reflux in the esophagus].

In 10 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, defective lower esophageal sphincter and normal motility pH and impedance were measured parallel over 24 hours. All patients had a reflux score > 40 with a total of 736 reflux episodes registered by the pH metry of which 724 (sensitivity: 98.9%) were recognized by impedancemetry and with additional 292 reflux phases registered at a stomach pH > 4 by the impedancemetry of which none was recognized by the pH metry as a reflux of pH > 7.

[Effect of myocardial viability and coronary revascularization on clinical outcome and prognosis: a follow-up study of 161 patients with coronary heart disease].

One hundred and sixty-one consecutive patients (144 male, 57 +/- 9 years) with stable coronary artery disease underwent nuclear imaging for assessment of myocardial viability using Tc-99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and F-18 fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). 88% had a history of chronic myocardial infarction and all had angiographically proven regional wall motion (RWM) abnormalities in the distribution territory of a stenosed or occluded coronary artery. Patients were followed for 29 +/- 6 (22-44) months with 84/161 patients (52%) receiving elective revascularization by either bypass surgery or angioplasty.

[Diagnosis and treatment of local forms of surgical anaerobic non-clostridial infection].

145 patients with such kind of surgical infection have been taken to clarify the cause of it. Aerobic agents were the cause in 16.6% and anaerobic nonclostridial agents--in 33.