Gastrointestinal bleeding of obscure origin: role of enteroclysis.

The purpose of this work was to assess retrospectively the yield of enteroclysis in 124 unselected patients presenting with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Of 1000 consecutive patients who were examined by enteroclysis 124 presented with occult gastrointestinal bleeding. A total of 61 patients with an unknown source of bleeding at the time of discharge, but with established gastrointestinal bleeding, were followed up by questionnaire to correlate the initial degree of bleeding with the incidence of recurrence of bleeding.

High-intensity therapy versus low-intensity therapy in advanced breast cancer patients.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of response to the first two cycles of FEC (5-fluorouracil, 4-epirubicin, cyclophosphamide) in patients with advanced breast cancer. A total of 99 patients entered the study. They showed either high risk criteria and were previously untreated or showed low risk criteria and were pretreated by hormonal therapies.

[Studies on the influence of pentosanepolysulfate and a combination of pentosanepolysulfate, metamizol and paracetamol on inflammatory liability (author's transl)].

The influence of pentosanepolysulfate (SP 54) and a combination of pentosanepolysulfate, metamizol and paracetamol (Probaphen) on the course of an experimentally induced erythema caused by intracutaneous injection of a lipopolysaccharide from Pseudomonas has been studied in man. The intramuscular injection of Probaphen as well as SP 54, separately given, showed a significant antiinflammatory effect. A similar effect was also achieved after administration of Probaphen suppositories.

[Studies on the influence of an artifically induced inflammatory reaction by creatinine, urea and guanidine injection (author's transl)].

The influence of creatinine, urea and guanidine injection on the course of an artifically induced inflammatory reaction has been studied in rats. The formalin and bolus alba edema served as inflammatory models. It was shown that the inflammatory reaction was not significantly altered by urea.