{"title":"[The diagnostic significance of the blood chemical and histological parameters in a group of chronic alcoholics with hepatopathy].","authors":"E De Mori, S Francioni, F Pecchio, M Rapellino","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Different hematochemical parameters using a histological sample (hepatic needle biopsy) were compared in patients affected by alcoholic liver diseases. In conclusion, the importance of hepatic needle biopsy is confirmed in the definitive diagnosis of this pathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"87-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13400664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Environmental risk factors in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer. The role of cigarette smoke].","authors":"R Sablich, G Benedetti, D Serraino","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Smoking habit has been evaluated in 108 patients with gastric or duodenal ulcer diagnosed by endoscopy and in a control group of 147 endoscopically normal subjects. We found a positive association for both the gastric and duodenal ulcer (relative risk of 3.5). Furthermore, an increasing risk was associated both with the duration of smoking and with the amount of cigarettes smoked daily. Conversely, no significant association was demonstrated between peptic ulcer and the more os less precocious age at starting smoking or with the nicotine and tar content of the cigarettes usually smoked. Among ex-smokers, an increasing risk (relative risk of 2.0) was observed for gastric ulcer only.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"99-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13400671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Changes in the blood zinc in the irritable bowel syndrome: a preliminary study].","authors":"G Cavallo, R De Magistris, V Miluccio, R Iannuzzi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Having outlined the important role played by zinc in the human metabolism and the alteration which may occur as a result of a zinc deficit, the paper reports a study of 50 patients affected by irritable bowel syndrome. Two subgroups have been identified (Ac and Ad), characterised by reduced blood zinc [correction of zinchemia] and increased fecal excretion of zinc. This finding suggests that the syndrome has a multifactorial pathogenesis and that over time it may follow a different pattern in the different subgroups.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"77-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13399321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Metachronous tumors of the large intestine. The anatomicoclinical considerations].","authors":"M Gnavi, R Valbonesi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The paper analyses the results of a large number of patients operated for large intestine carcinoma who then underwent a postoperative endoscopic follow-up to assess the number of metachronous tumours. The anatomicoclinical characteristics of the latter are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"109-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13399316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Riegler, V Di Carlo, N Iavicoli, V Troisi, G Forlani
{"title":"[A decade of experience in rescreening for colonic cancer in a working population].","authors":"G Riegler, V Di Carlo, N Iavicoli, V Troisi, G Forlani","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors carried out a screening on a population of metallurgical and mechanical workers, repeated five times in ten years, in order to have early diagnosis of colon-rectum's neoplasia by means of Hemoccult test. They used the GOICC's (Gruppo Operativo Italiano Cancro del Colon) methodology and took under consideration 726 workers (442 men and 264 women between 40 and 60 years old), on the whole 1094 tests. They had considered the repetition frequency of a test in any single worker in relation with sex and age. Considering this group of people they realized that a greater sensibilization could be referred to people under 50, male (the latest data is statistically significant). The compliance increased due to a greater sensibilization and aggregation of a group that can be considered \"homogeneous\". On the basis of these results, the usefulness of this kind of preventive test is suggested.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"105-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13399318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[The current physiopathological, diagnostic, clinical and therapeutic considerations of peptic ulcer. A comparison between traditional and modern therapeutic methods].","authors":"V Pace, M Artico, M Ciccariello, G Bonanni","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors, keeping in mind their clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic experience on ulcerous gastric and duodenal pathology, underline the effectiveness of the traditional antacids as well as that of the modern up-to-date antisecretory and cytoprotective agents. After having put into evidence the causes that can provoke peptic ulcer not excluding that of iatrogenic and their probable aetiopathogenetic mechanism and having hinted at another pathology that uses the same therapeutic remedies, the gastro-oesophagus reflux, they discuss in detail the active principles used in the gastric or duodenal pathology, the possible side and/or secondary effects that in the long run are determined when using only the modern therapy with the usual antacids. Therefore, they hope that these therapies are used after carefully considering the general clinical and anatomicopathologic situation of the lesion that must be created.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"63-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13399319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Biliary lithogenic factors in the course of alcoholic liver cirrhosis].","authors":"G Cuglituri, G Maggioli","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ultrasonographic features of cholelithiasis in alcoholic cirrhosis indicate a greater density of lyme bile and the presence of micropolylithiasis. It is also correlated with the high levels of unconjugated bilirubinemia. Lithogenesis may be related to some stages of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"91-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13400667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[An aneurysm of the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery: a surgically treated case].","authors":"A Buzzacchino, C Barile, P Bretto, M Pegoraro","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aneurysms of the lower duodenal pancreatic artery are an extremely rare dilatative arterial pathology. Diagnosis is often difficult and rupture is a frequent clinical evolution; surgical therapy, especially when rupture has already occurred, entails a high risk of operative mortality. A case is described of aneurysm of the lower duodenal pancreatic artery which was treated by elective surgery with good results.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"123-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13400663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Endoscopic sclerotherapy and upper digestive hemorrhages. Personal experience].","authors":"F Galli","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 2","pages":"95-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13400668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Castrucci, L Alimandi, A Fichera, L Altomonte, A Zoli
{"title":"[Changes in esophageal motility in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: an esophago-manometric study].","authors":"G Castrucci, L Alimandi, A Fichera, L Altomonte, A Zoli","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Impairment of esophageal motor function is well recognized in connective tissue disease. We have investigated esophageal function, by manometric studies, presence of symptoms of esophageal involvement and antibodies pattern, in 18 female patients affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Esophageal manometry showed motor abnormalities in 72.3% of the patients, especially hypokinetic abnormalities (hypotony of lower esophageal sphincter pressure, low amplitude or alterations of peristaltic waves) or, rarely, an increase of amplitude of peristaltic contractions. No significant correlation were found between antinuclear antibodies, esophageal symptoms and manometric findings. Hypoperistalsis or aperistalsis, may be due to an inflammatory reaction in the esophageal muscles or to an ischemic vasculitic damage of Auerbach plexus. High amplitude of peristaltic esophageal waves may be due to an early stage of reflux esophagitis: we have found gastro-esophageal reflux symptoms in more than half of our patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":18687,"journal":{"name":"Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica","volume":"36 1","pages":"3-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13485501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}