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ABSTRACTS 955 PEG for more than 14 days gained weight. In 12 (16%) out accidentally. In all cases PEG feeding continued until cases swallowing recovered sufficiently to allow removal recovery or death. We conclude that (a) the use ofPEG in of the PEG after a median period of 55 days (range an unselected patient population has a low incidence of 20-150 days). Minor complications included: local sepsis complications; (b) PEG can be of benefit in patients with at the insertion site 1 (2%), tube blockage 9 (12%) and reversible dysphagia offew weeks duration and (c) the use tube leakage 4 (5%). In one case a PEG tube was pulled of PEG merits wider consideration. 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Tel: 071 636 6334 Postgrad Med J (I993) 69, 956 958 r d9 The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine, 1993 Conference Reports Behcet's disease and bilateral and are seen on the chest radiograph as round or oval opacities in the hilar, parahilar or basal Introduction regions ofthe lung. Computed tomography was helpful in confirming the diagnosis. Endo-luminal thrombosis was The Sixth International Conference on Behcet's disease noted in 17 of 33 aneurysms. Recognition ofthe aetiology (BD) was held at the Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, on of pulmonary artery aneurysms depends on the presence 30 June-I July 1993. It took place in the Charcot of other classical signs of BD. Treatment comprised amphitheatre to commemorate a centenary of Charcot corticosteroids, anticoagulants and also surgery in the (1825-1893). The 250 participants included represen- event of life-threatening haemoptysis. However, since tatives from Japan, Turkey, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia these aneurysms are bilateral and often multiple, lobec- and Iran, countries in which BD is frequent. The discip- tomy is rarely possible.