A prospective, controlled, double blind, randomized trial of treatments for severe chronic
active liver disease, involving 63 consecutive patients chosen by predefined criteria, showed …

Measurement of transmural potential difference (PD) of the human stomach using a
reference electrode placed in a peripheral vein showed that PD was higher in the body of …

As part of a double blind, randomized trial evaluating d-penicillamine in primary biliary
cirrhosis, we monitored urinary copper excretion and hepatic copper concentration during …

Measurement, in man, of the electric potential difference between venous blood and the
mucosal surface of the gastrointestinal tract gave identical values to the potential difference …

The electrical potential across the human colon was measured by a technique which
accurately reflects the true mucosa-to-serosa potential difference. Large negative mucosal …

We report four cases of scleroderma and intestinal perforation. There were three instances
of colonic perforations, two associated with fecal impaction and stercoral ulceration and one …

The absence of diagnostic criteria and specific treatment for chronic active liver disease to a
large extent reflects ignorance of its cause or causes. Confusion is compounded by both the …

Jaundice occurs in about 1 of every 1,500 pregnancies. It thus presents a not infrequent
diagnostic challenge, the correct solution of which often identifies a number of benign …

An unusual case of combined lymphosarcoma and carcinoma of the cecum in a patient who
also had paraproteinemia has been described. Studies of immune competence showed no …

The Journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology Page 1 -, The Journal of the British
Society of Gastroenterology Contents Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1970 Alterations in human intestinal …