Issue 7/1997

6th United European Gastroenterology Week
This issue will feature the endoscopic abstracts of the 6th United European Gastroenterology Week, Birmingham. In addition, an introductory article by Th.Rösch, Munich, will provide readers with a concise and informative overview of the accepted abstracts, sorted according to topic. This added feature is designed to enable readers to grasp the state-of-the-art at the UEGW quickly and easily.

Other topics in this issue include:
Original Articles

Prospective screening of dyspeptic patients by Helicobacter pylori serology: A safe policy?

A prospective evaluation of the diagnostic work-up before laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration after failed endoscopic stone extraction

Endoscopic ultrasonography: A promising method for assessing the prospects of endoscopic mucosal resection in early gastric cancer

Interobserver agreement in the staging of rectal cancer using endoscopic ultrasonography

Invasive carcinoma in colorectal adenomas: multivariate analysis of patient and adenoma characteristics

Short Communications

Virtual computed tomography gastroscopy: A new technique

Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultasonography with galactose microparticles: SHU508A (Levovist)

Long-term outcome of endoscopic balloon dilation in obstructive gastroduodenal Crohn's disease

Symptom resolution of relief after cholecystectomy correlates strongly with positive combined endoscopic ultrasound and stimulated biliary drainage

Editorials

Can non-invasive Helicobater pylori testing save endoscopy?

Endoscopies: Too many and not enough!

Which test for common bile duct stones?

Endoscopic ultrasonography, intraductal ultrasonography?

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography?

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?

Clinical impact of routine biopsies of the gastric antrum and body

As well as ..... Case reports, letters to the Editor and Unusual Cases and Technical Notes.

Issue 8/1997

This issue features the popular and exclusive "DDW Report" - a detailed overview and analysis of the endoscopic abstracts presented at the 1997 Digestive Diseases Week, Washington.

Original Articles

Italian national survey of Digestive Endoscopy Disinfection Procedures

Three-dimensional intraductal ultrasonography: Preliminary results of a new technique for the diagnosis of diseases of the pancreatobiliary system

Endosonography-guided biopsy of mediastinal and pancreatic tumors

Limitations of intraductal ultrasonography in differentiating between bile duct cancer in Stage T1 and Stage T2: in-vitro studies

Symptoms in patients with Giardiases undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Improving results of esophageal stenting: A study on consecutive unselected patients

Heterotopic gastric mucosa in the upper esophagus: A prospective study of 33 cases and review of literature

Short Communications

Value of magnetic-resonance-chonalgiopancreatography (MRCP) after unsuccessful endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Usefulness of oral push enteroscopy in Crohn's disease

Endoscopic ultrasonography study of the Azygos vein in patients with varices

Case Reports and Unusual Cases and Technical Notes .....

Issue 9/1997

To close the year, we bring to you a well researched and critical editorial on a very topical subject: Endoscopy Information On-line (J. Krabshuis, Scotland). The subtitle reads "Can endoscopists close the gap between what is known and what they do?"

Original Articles

The visible vessel on the bleeding gastric ulcer: an endoscopic-pathological study

Comparison of the hemostatic effect of the endoscopic injection with fibrin glue and hypertonic saline-epinephrine for peptic ulcer bleeding: A prospective randomized trial

Endoscopic management of Dieulafoy lesions of the stomach: A case study of 26 patients

Predictive value of early postoperative esophagoscopy for occurence of benign stenosis after cervical esophagogastostomy

Endosonographic features of esophageal granular cell tumors

Endoscopic ultrasound guided needle aspiration of malignant pancreatic lesions

Detection of the adrenal glands by endoscopic or transabdominal ultrasound

Flexible endoscopic endosonography of colonic tumors: Indications and results

Endoscopic therapy of benign anastomotic strictures of the colorectal region by electroincision and balloon dilation

This issues also includes a selection of Letters, Unusual Cases and Technical Notes.

The Editorial Board reserves the right to alter the contents of any issue prior to publication