Anterior overlapping sphincteroplasty--who benefits from the surgery?

Unlabelled: The aim of the study was to identify clinical factors which could influence the results of overlapping sphincteroplasty.

Material And Methods: Between 2003-2009 the group of 78 incontinent patients (59 women, mean age of 61±13 years), was operated on with anterior overlapping anal sphincteroplasty. Only patients with severe incontinence (>16 pts in Wexner scale) were included.

Contribution of the -173 G/C polymorphism of macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene to the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Unlabelled: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) represents a heterogeneous group of chronic disorders characterized by inflammation of gastrointestinal tract, typically with a relapsing and remitting clinical course of unknown etiology. Presumably, IBD develops with response exogenous environmental factors only in persons with genetic predisposition. This predisposition was suggested to be associated with polymorphism and mutations in genes encoding proinflammatory immune system proteins.

[Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the stomach--a case report].

Inflammatory fibroid polyp of the stomach is a rare benign mass of unknown etiology, mostly located within the pyloric area. Histopathological findings mainly reveal the presence of mononuclear fusiforme cells forming loose extensive bundles or rotary structures of rotated spirals with abundant amount of eosinophilic cytoplasm. These cells are negatively stained for S-100 protein and desmine and positively stained for CD-34.

[Gastric complaints or postcholecystectomy syndrome?].

Unlabelled: Postcholecystectomy syndrome (PCS) is a complex of symptoms from gastrointestinal tract that could develop and maintain after cholecystectomy. PCS usually consists of: abdominal pain or colic, dyspepsia, constipation or diarrhoea, nausea, bloating, fatty food intolerance. Regarding PSC as disease entity is still a point of many controversies.

[Comparison of stapling techniques and knot-like sutures in intestinal anastomosis].

The authors analysed the most common complications in patients after gastrointestinal tract resections. Based on own ten-year clinical practice in stapling technique the complication rate was described including anastomosis insufficiency and stenosis, anastomosis line bleeding, wound infection, and cardio-pulmonary disorders in 636 patients. The observations were compared to standard knot anastomosis in 183 patients.