[Electronic data processing-assisted documentation in gastroenterologic endoscopy. Simultaneous archiving and report]. / EDV-gestützte Dokumentation in der gastroenterologischen Endoskopie. Simultane Archivierung und Befundausgabe.

A new computer programme for documentation in endoscopy is presented. Separate numeric codes each for main diagnosis, histology, type of complication and therapeutic management provide flexibility for every kind of endoscopic investigation. The ICD Veska Code, a code of group diagnosis, was chosen for the main diagnosis and expanded by one digit. This allows the addition of topical and/or other differential diagnostic features to the main diagnosis. As a result we have a code with typical endoscopic diagnostic patterns. The system provides a direct printout without the requirement of any further provisions. The numeric code ensures simple statistic evaluation of all important data.

[Fluorine in the urine and bones of occupationally exposed workers and non-exposed men]. / Untersuchungen über den Fluorgehalt in Harn- und Knochengewebsproben beruflich fluorexponierter Arbeiter und nicht exponierter Vergleichspersonen.

The fluorine concentration (determined by means of fluorine specific electrode) in the urine of occupationally exposed workers in the aluminium industry showed elevated values of 4.8 +/- 2.9 microgram F/ml (arithmetic mean, n = 33). In comparison, non exposed men, aged 14-68 (n = 11), had values of 0.32 +/- 0.21 microgram F/ml urine. Children below the age of 10 a (n = 9) had a significantly lower fluorine concentration of 0.12 +/- 0.07 microgram F/ml urine. A 56 years old man suffering from severe industrial fluorosis showed fluorine concentrations of, 2.5-3.4 microgram F/ml urine. A bone biopsy specimen (iliac crest) taken from this man showed a fluorine concentration of 4320 ppm, which corresponds to a twenty-fold increase of fluorine, compared with controls.