11.   All patients underwent oesophageal manometry and transit studies before and after complete healing of oesophagitis.

12.   All patients underwent colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy before study entry to confirm the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis.

13.   Eighty five patients underwent partial resection of the oesophagus and cardia.

14.   Eighty five patients underwent a subtotal resection of the oesophagus and cardia.

15.   Both patients underwent subtotal gastrectomy without complications.

16.   All patients underwent bowel preparation and a fasting regimen before operation.

17.   This control group had no abnormalities known to interfere with serum lipid concentrations, and each patients underwent the same fasting and colonic preparation as the cancer patients.

18.   These patients underwent a bowel preparation and fasting regimen similar to the other patients in this study.

19.   These patients were undergoing cardiac, bone, or cerebral isotope scanning and dynamic liver scintigraphy could be incorporated without unnecessary additional exposure to radionuclides.