Nonparasitic cysts of the liver: results and options of surgical treatment.

Nonparasitic cysts of the liver (NPHC) are highly variable in respect to appearance and therapeutic approach. The treatment of these cysts varies according to the nature and appearance of the disease. Based on the variable nature of disease and the various therapeutic options, all of which were attempted in our patients, the most suitable mode of treatment for different forms of NPHC are discussed.

Sublingual nitroglycerine: effects on contractile activity of the distal oesophagus and lower oesophageal sphincter in healthy men.

Background And Aims: Nitric oxide plays an important role in the control of gastrointestinal motility. This study assessed the effects of graded doses of the nitric oxide-releasing agent, nitroglycerine, on distal oesophageal motor activity and lower oesophageal sphincter resting pressure.

Methods: Eight healthy young men received at 1-week intervals placebo, 0.

[Nonparasitic liver cysts. Overview of therapy with long-term results].

Symptomatic nonparasitic cysts of the liver require surgical intervention. Seventy-one patients were treated between 1977 and 1993 at the Department of General Surgery, University of Vienna. Different surgical treatments were compared with regard to complications and recurrence.