SMJ // January 1963, Volume 56 - Issue 1
Article
The Complete Removal of Bladder Tumor With Conservation of Normal Bladder
The author analyzes the failure in the surgical management of tumors of the bladder, with suggestions as to modern surgical management.
Article
The Gluten-Free Diet in Nontropical Sprue of Adults
The authors have demonstrated that a gluten-free diet is effective in relieving the symptoms of nontropical sprue. Histologic evidence of persistent changes even though the patient is asymptomatic, and the rapidity of relapse on “breaking” diet point to a continuing diseased process.
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Carcinoma of the Cervical Stump
There is no longer excuse for the supracervical hysterectomy except in a very few specially selected cases. The incidence of cancer in the cervix left behind is much like that in the intact uterus. But the treatment of cancer in the cervical stump is more difficult than in the cervix…
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The Significance of Carbon Dioxide Intoxication in Rehabilitation from Poliomyelitis
The problems of deficient pulmonary ventilation are becoming increasingly prominent with an aging population and the prolongation of life in the chronically ill. The authors have considered this subject as related to one group of the latter category, as well as the management of the physiologic disturbances encountered.
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Inhalation Therapy in Emphysema
The antibiotics permit many with emphysema to survive pulmonary infections. These patients, with the passage of years, become the pulmonary cripples which really tax the therapeutic ingenuity of the attending physician.
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Compression of the Trachea and Esophagus by Congenital Vascular Anomalies
In recent years attention has been focused upon the congenital vascular anomalies which may cause symptoms of obstruction in the respiratory tract and in deglutition. Their identification and relief is essential to avoid the complications of aspiration. Operations are feasible even in the very young infants.
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The Impact of Modern Prosthetics on Amputation Surgery
The author reviews the advances in prostheses, their manufacture and fitting, and how these should influence the surgery of amputations.
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Preservation of Interphalangeal Joint Function: A Basis for the Early Care of Injured Hands
The author emphasizes the residual complications in hand injuries. Of these the most important is stiffness of the interphalangeal joints. He urges that attention be given to early and continued active and passive motion, simple but most important.
