[Digestive endoscopy in the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. A retrospective study of 340 cases]. / L'endoscopia digestiva nella diagnostica delle emorragie del tratto digestivo superiore. Studio retrospettivo su 340 casi.

After a short examination of data in the literature, the paper presents a retrospective analysis of 340 patients who underwent endoscopic examination for upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Among them, 123 underwent emergency and 112 elective endoscopy. A source of active or recent bleeding was identified in 87.5% of the cases. Emergency endoscopy showed a clearcut diagnostic superiority over elective endoscopy, and endoscopy as a whole was more efficient than conventional radiology. The most commonly observed bleeding lesions were found in the duodenum and stomach followed by oesophageal varices. The value of an early endoscopic approach to the diagnosis and treatment of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is confirmed.

[Endoscopic gastric polypectomy. Evaluation of 5,492 endoscopies of the upper digestive tract]. / Polipectomia endoscopica gastrica. Valutazioni di una casistica di 5,492 endoscopie del tratto digestivo superiore.

After a short introductory note on the incidence, classification and malignant potentiality of gastric polyps, according to the literature, the paper presents data on a six-year experience in gastric polypectomy involving 5942 endoscopies. The incidence of gastric polyps was 2.1%. Gastric polypectomy was performed on 84 patients with extirpation of 113 polyps. Assessments and comments are presented on the site, size, morphology, histological type, degree of dysplasia and degenerative potentiality of several types of gastric polyps. Gastric endoscopic polypectomy is a safe, economical, well-tolerated and valid methodology with considerable therapeutic possibilities and potential prophylactic actions against cancer.

[Primary lymphoma of the stomach. Endoscopic study]. / Il linfoma gastrico primitivo. Contributo endoscopico.

Gastric lymphomas have been easier to diagnose since the introduction of digestive endoscopy combined with multiple target biopsy and possibly macrobiopsy. Personal experience of three primary non-Hodgkin lymphomas of the stomach is reported. Analysis of this endoscopic series reveals the multiplicity and polymorphism of the lesions that are never, in any cases, pathognomic of this pathology.

[HDL cholesterol in diabetes mellitus type II]. / Colesterolo HDL in corso di diabete mellito tipo II.

The results of a study conducted on 60 diabetics are reported. The HDL cholesterol levels of the diabetics and healthy controls of the same sex and age were compared and no statistically significant differences were found: 49.3 +/- 12 (diabetics) versus 47.6 +/- 9 (controls).