[Colorectal cancer screening: follow-up of patients with adenomatous and colorectal cancer]. / Dépistage du cancer colorectal; surveillance après résection de polypes coliques ou d'un cancer colorectal.

The different methods of colorectal cancer screening are discussed. Our recommendations had not changed: we recommend as colorectal cancer screening a colonoscopy at the age of 50 years in all healthy persons with average risk for colorectal cancer. A 2007 interdisciplinary consensus conference revised the Swiss recommendations for the follow-up of patients with operated colorectal cancer or after polypectomy.

[Chronic pancreatitis]. / Pancréatite chronique.

New insights in the pathogenesis, classification and the identification of novel risk factors and novel mutations involved in pancreas divisum and in idiopathic pancreatitis have been introduced. Despite novel diagnosis methods, the identification of early pancreatitis, of pancreatitis with minimal morphological changes and the differential diagnosis between chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic carcinoma remain challenges. Treatment of pain associated with pancreatitis remains also difficult; evidence for endoscopic and surgical approaches is still missing. These new discoveries in pathogenesis, etiology and diagnosis methods did not yet lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of chronic pancreatitis.