[Standardized ulcer surgery. Results of 10 years' experience]. / Standardisierte Ulcus-Chirurgie. Ergebnisse zehnjähriger Erfahrung.

In ten years a total of 1207 operations for gastroduodenal ulcer were performed, using a standardizing treatment scheme. The number of operations has markedly decreased since 1978, probably due to the introduction of H2-receptor blockers in the treatment of peptic ulcers. The results of operations suggest elective surgical treatment for ulcer patients at risk of complications. This is the only way of decreasing the adverse effect of emergency operations on the total surgical mortality of ulcer patients.

[Elements of diagnosis in rheumatology. "Early" diagnosis in flight personnel]. / Elementi di diagnosi in reumatologia. Diagnosi "precoce" nel personale aereonavigante.

The various stages in the diagnostic process are discussed with particular reference to rheumatology. Consideration is given to recent "early" and "preclinical" diagnosis concepts, and these are applied to the aircrew category. The main "rheumatological emergencies" are listed and described for the purposes of that "specialised" prevention constantly needed to a greater extent, not only in the complex, demanding activity of aircrew, but also in the wider "world of labour", as currently conceived.