[Legal statutes on sterilization]. / Pravni propisi o sterilizaciji.

Sterilization in Yugoslavia is no population policy measure. Decision about the birth of children is free, a private problem of any individual, a basic right guaranteed by the Constitution. However, according to certain laws in Slovenia and Croatia, sterilization is allowed as a family planning method in persons over 35 year old. Only exceptionally can sterilization be applied in persons younger than 35 years: according to the Slovenian law, in cases when a person lacks the capacity of reasoning and also when there are medical indications, and according to the Croatian law, when there are medical and eugenic reasons (if the child is supposed to be born with negative congenital properties).

[Correlation of gastroscopic, pathohistologic, cytologic and cytochemical analysis of ulcer lesions and other pathologic changes in the gastric mucosa. Preliminary study]. / Korelacija gastroskopskih, patohistoloskih, citoloskih i citokemijskih analiza kod ulkusnih lezija i ostalih patoloskih promjena sluznice zeluca -- preliminarni izvestaj.

This paper concerns our first experience of correlation analysis between the gastroscopic, pathohystologic, cytologic and cytochemical findings of different organic gastric lesion on gastroscopy. The authors' experience is based on 78 patients in whom 450 biopsies were performed. For an adequate analysis, 135 samples of pathohystologic anc cytological examinations were useful and only 80 samples for cytochemical analysis. From these examinations it is possible to conclude that the cytochemical reactions of the group of patients with inflammatory lesions and intestinal metaplasia showed changes in the level of enzyme aminopolypeptidase together with the presence of acid mucopolysacharides. In the group of patients with lesions showing an ulcer, carcinoma or suspect malignancies, the changes occured in the composition of enzymes such as acid phosphatase, DNP Diaphoresis and nonspecific esterases. With such combined examinations the percentage of correct diagnoses was increased in comparison with conventional method of gastroscopy and biopsy.

[Intraoperative cholangiography]. / Intraoperativna holangiografija

Intraoperative holangiography has recently been applied more and more often. There are more of those who are in favor of the routine appliance of it. Taking into account all the advantages and disadvantages offered by the method, the majority considers it to be of the great help to biliar surgery. In this article we are trying to show the operative materials of our department as well as our own observation and experiences.

[Partial pancreatectomy in modern surgical practice]. / Parcijalna pankreatektomija u suvremenoj kirurskoj praksi.

In modern surgery, the pancrectomy is an operation indicated in a wide number of cases. Indications for such a procedure that were once limited to malignant lesions of the papilla of vater and the head of the pancreas now include chronic pancreatitis, some benign lesions of the duodenopancreatic area, and serious cases of acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Thanks to Modern surgical technique especially in anesthesia, reanimation, and postoperative care, the mortality rate in the partial pancrectomy is Recured to a rational number. Nonetheless, postoperative exiturs cannot be neglected. As a result it is necessary to consider strict indications for a pancrectomy. Only under such conditions can satisfactory therapeutic results be achieved.