[PREDICTORS OF POOR BOWEL PREPARATION FOR COLONOSCOPY: A SINGLE-CENTRE PROSPECTIVE STUDY].

Adequate bowel preparation is the key of a successful colonoscopy. The aim of the study was to analyze sociodemographic and clinical characteristics in our population of patients referred for colonoscopy. Bowel cleanness was evaluated using the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) where values 7 were considered a criterion of successful bowel preparation.

[Clinical characteristics of patients with a double pylori].

Double pylorus (DP), is a form of gastroduodenal fistula, which consists of a short accessory canal from the gastic antrum to the duodenal bulb, and mostly occrus in the background of peptic ulcer disease. Prevalence, as well long-term follow-up of patients with DP is less elucidated in western countries. Aim of our study was to analyse demografic, clinical and endoscopic characteristics in our case-series.

Endoscopic ligation ("Loop-And-Let-Go") is effective treatment for large colonic lipomas: a prospective validation study.

Background: Colonic lipomas (CL) are rare benign adipose tumours usually found incidentally during colonoscopy. Endoscopic resection of symptomatic large CL remains controversial, since significant rates of perforation have been reported. In recent years, a novel technique for removal of large CL has been described, consisting of looping and ligating the lipoma with a nylon snare.

[Endoscopic mucosal resection of sessile polypoid colorectal lesions: a two-year retrospective study, technique description, indications and complications].

Introduction: Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is a therapeutic method for removal of sesile premalignant lesions and intramucosal carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract. No reports on EMR data in Croatia have been published yet.

Materials And Methods: All patients included in the study were managed at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb between December 2006 and December 2008.

[Narrow band imaging: new paradigm in gastrointestinal video-endoscopy].

Novel technologies in gastrointestinal endoscopy, such as magnification and high resolution endoscopy, have a clear aim in improving diagnostic accuracy of mucosal abnormalities. Narrow band imaging encompasses both of these by endoscopic display of gastric mucosa with bands of blue and green light. This enhances mucosal architecture and adjacent vasculature.

Effect of azithromycin on acute inflammatory lesions and colonic bacterial load in a murine model of experimental colitis.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the macrolide antibiotic azithromycin on mucosal changes and colonic bacterial load in a murine model of colitis.

Methods: Colitis was induced in CD1 mice using enema of 0.2% solution of dinitrofluorobenzene, combined with skin sensitization.

[Novel endoscopic optical techniques for the detection of early gastrointestinal neoplasia].

The prognosis of gastrointestinal neoplasia is dependent on the stage of the disease at the time of detection. Early detection of neoplasia is a prerequsite for patients, better prognosis and longer survival. For today's endoscopist, imaging of the gastrointestinal tract is best done using CCD-equipped white-light videoendoscopy.

[Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: 5-year experience at out center (1997-2002)].

Gauderer and Ponsky first described percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in 1979. It was introduced as a routine method in the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Rebro, Zagreb, in 1995. Over the years the number of PEG insertions has increased significantly.

Effect of cyclosporine in a murine model of experimental colitis.

The use of immunosuppressive therapy may be associated with significant toxicity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cyclosporine A (CsA) in murine model of experimental colitis. Experimental colitis was induced in NMRI mice using an enema of 0.