Severe dysphagia from emepronium bromide associated with oesophageal divertculum

6 9 215-17) that short term antimicrobial cover is unwise in relationship to colorectal operations for inflammatory bowel disease and, in fact, probably for any pathology.I would like to point out that the Luton group are misrepresented in their paper: we did not recommend short term cover in our original paper in 1977 ( I ) and have not done so since.Although we have been persuaded by our own and other research that our original (1976) postoperative course in appendicectomy was unnecessarily prolonged, we have continued to maintain that a longer period.perhaps 5-7 days, is advisable and more effective for colorectal surgery.Furthermore, we advocated a full day's preoperative loading with metronidazole.Since that time I have become convinced that several days…