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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.
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Polipose Adenomatosa do Colo/epidemiologia , Neoplasias Colorretais/prevenção & controle , Colonoscopia , Neoplasias Colorretais/epidemiologia , Seguimentos , Humanos , Programas de Rastreamento/métodos , Recidiva , Suíça/epidemiologiaRESUMO
There are no real therapeutical acquisitions in the year 2006. The latest breakthroughs related to peptic disease treatment are the subject of this article. In particular various therapeutic procedures in reflux disease, including Barrett's oesophagus are developed here. Two important items were emphasized in the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers, in particular Helicobacter pylori eradication and the treatment of bleeding ulcer. Prophylaxis of gastrointestinal lesions due to AINS is also approached in detail.
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Esofagite Péptica/terapia , Úlcera Péptica/terapia , Humanos , Úlcera Péptica Perfurada/terapiaRESUMO
The relevance of azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine therapy in inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis, has been challenged in recent publications. In this article, a panel of experts gives advice, based on the relevant literature, on indications and practical use of azathioprine/6-mercaptopurine, prevention, and management of drug adverse reactions and special situations such as vaccination, pregnancy, and lactation.