[Surgical endoscopy--analysis of 6 years' activity]

Fibroscopy of the digestive system which in the majority of developed countries is quite common is in our country still not available in an adequate extent. The authors evaluate their experience in a surgical department covering a six-year period. A total of 4436 fibroscopic examinations were made incl. 3821 gastroscopies 615 ERCP and examinations of the papilla Vateri. They describe their experience with urgent endoscopy on account of haemorrhage into the GIT, pancreatitis or cholangitis. They emphasize the advantages of a maximal extension of endoscopic methods and their advantages, as compared with classical examination methods.