SMJ // August 1960, Volume 53 - Issue 8
Book Review
Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue
Book Review
Medical Radiographic Technic
Book Review
The Mediastinum
Book Review
The Chemistry and Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis
Book Review
Psychotherapy by Reciprocal Inhibition
Book Review
The Treatment of Bronchial Neoplasms
Case Report
The Use of Electromyography Case Presentation
Editorial
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PULMONARY CANCER
Announcement
INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORS
Original Article
Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon
From a small series of cases the authors deduce that sigmoidoscopic intubation, if successful, is usually followed by subsequent bouts of recurrent volvulus, and that resection is usually needed. They review the clinical picture.
Original Article
Clinical Observations on Newer Chemotherapeutic Agents
The experimental use of chemical substances in the treatment of neoplastic disease is going forward with increasing momentum as synthetic chemistry is offering new compounds. The search is for substances which, by influencing enzyme systems in cells, may be lethal to malignant cells.
Original Article
Chronic Urticaria as a Manifestation of the Stress Syndrome
The author speculates that chronic urticaria may be explained in some patients in terms of Selye's adaptation theory. It is an interesting thought which will need much testing by different observers.
Original Article
A New Antihistamine, Dimethpyrindene
Original Article
The Surgical Management of Congenital Glaucoma
Fortunately congenital glaucoma is a rare disease. Its prognosis, even with treatment, has been poor. However, in the recent past the outlook has improved by the introduction of goniotomy as a means of therapy.
Original Article
Total Adrenalectomy for Advanced Carcinoma of the Breast: With a Report of Twenty-Five Additional Cases
Adrenalectomy as a means of palliation very frequently provides comfort for the woman having extensive metastatic disease from cancer of the breast. As yet there are no established criteria which aid in the selection of cases permitting a predictable outcome. It is still a matter of the individual surgeon’s choice.
Original Article
The Third Party
Original Article
Management of Inflammatory Breast Cancer
The entity of inflammatory breast cancer is fortunately rare but offers some interesting thoughts on tumor-host interactions. The results of treatment by no means approach the success which is achieved in instances of carcinoma of the breast in general.
Original Article
Arthroplasties Using Compressed Ivalon Sponge
The authors report on further studies of the use of Ivalon sponge in arthroplasties. The use of compressed sponge has advantages over the uncompressed sponge used in former applications.
Original Article
Anusitis
The author urges the use of the term anusitis for a syndrome often miscalled by more common terms. He describes well the clinical picture, the causes and outlines the best management for this distressing condition.
Original Article
Cancer of the Mouth and Throat Therapy and Repair
The author considers the indications for operation in this group of lesions, the technics involved and the results obtained.
Original Article
Clinical Observations on Conjunctival Capillaries with Special Reference to Sickle Cell Disease (Preliminary Report)
The conjunctiva offers an excellent area for the study of small blood vessels and physiologic variations. Therefore these capillaries lend themselves to the study of disturbed physiology in sickle cell disease and effects of treatment.
Original Article
Treatment of Hematomas
The authors believe that treatment with direct low voltage current prevents discoloration in extravasations of blood, and when once this has occurred, recovery may be hastened.
Original Article
Pancreatitis
This is a concise review of the subject with an outline of diagnostic and therapeutic points for the busy doctor.
Original Article
Gastroscopic Appearance in Linitis Plastica
Commonly this lesion has been thought to progress slowly. These cases as reported are contrary to this thinking. Few gastroscopic descriptions have been documented. The authors describe their findings.
Original Article
Colonic Cleansing for Pyelography An Evaluation of a New Type of Enema
Though this new enema does not prepare the colon for barium enema, it does permit a higher percentage of satisfactory urograms.
Original Article
Indications, Limitations and Technic of Conization of the Cervix
The authors describe their technic of conization of the cervix and report their experience with the operation in diagnosis
Original Article
An Improved Method for Administering Electroshock Therapy
Treatment by electroshock is a well-established modality in the psychiatrists' therapeutic armamentarium. The author merely reviews some modern innovations.
Original Article
An Evaluation of Physical Medicine in the Treatment of Hemiplegic Patients
The author discusses what can be done in the rehabilitation of the hemiplegic patient, and the therapeutic approach to be used.
