SMJ // January 1964, Volume 57 - Issue 1
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Medical Grand Rounds from the University of Alabama Medical Center
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Photocoagulation in the Management of Bilateral Retinoblastoma
The author describes the use of this modality in addition to the accepted methods of treatment for a serious disease.
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Problems in Delivery of the Second Twin
Mortality in the second twin to be delivered is accepted as being greater than in the first. In an analysis of the influencing factors, the authors stress the importance of delivery of the second twin within fifteen minutes after the first.
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The Suspicious Cervix and the Infrequent Necessity for Conization
The authors have had an unusual experience of an almost complete and careful follow-up of many women having had pathologic examinations of cervical tissue. They have shown adequate diagnostic evaluation without resorting to conization except rarely.
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The Problem of Congenital Deafness
The mounting interest in disorders of generic origin stimulated this review of the problem of congenital deafness and what is known about it. It should be of interest to every family doctor as much as to the otolaryngologist.
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An Evaluation of Fluorescence Microscopy in Exfoliative Vaginal Cytology
The authors have made a comparison of the accuracy of the fluorescent staining technic with the Papanicolaou method of evaluating the exfoliating cells in the female genital tract. The former is more quickly done and with reasonable accuracy by relatively untrained personnel. More comparative studies will be needed before a…
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Contact Lenses
The author emphasizes that careful attention by a specially trained ophthalmologist is essential for good results with the use of contact lenses.
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Nitrous Oxide Gynecograms in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Disease
Gynecograms have been done by one method or another for decades, though they had never become firmly established as a dependable diagnostic tool. The authors believe such a study may complement the routine pelvic examination and history in arriving at a decision upon treatment.
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Metastatic Malignancy to Phalanges
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Iodine-131 and Strontium-90 in Man
The authors indicate the methods available in the study of radioactive fallout and the degree of exposure.
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The Diagnosis of Early Obstruction (Contracture) of the Bladder Neck with Particular Consideration of Trigonal Changes
Obstruction to the bladder's neck in early life is usually a congenital anomaly. Hypertrophy of the trigone may play a part in such obstruction.
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Sarcoidosis: I. Familial Occurrence, II. Pseudotumor Cerebri and Unusual Skin Lesions
These case reports point to an apparent incidence of familial sarcoidosis. Unfortunately a certain diagnosis could not be established in some of the patients. The significance of psoriasiform skin lesions in sarcoidosis came up in a case report as well as in the discussion of the paper.
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Ulcerative Lesions of the Stomach
The author, in an excellent review of the subject, differentiates between benign and malignant gastric ulcers, and considers the management of both benign and malignant ulcers and compares them in their prognosis.
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Blind Gastric and Duodenal Mucosal Biopsies in Patients with Duodenal Ulcer and Those with an Ulcer-Like Syndrome
From histologic studies upon the antral mucosa as obtained by biopsy, and a correlation with symptomatology, the author proposes that antral gastritis may precede for some time a positive x-ray diagnosis of duodenal ulcer.
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Stricture of the Common Bile Duct Etiology, Prevention, Surgical Management
This lesion may occur as the result of a number of factors, the most probable being some trauma at operation. The author considers the means of correcting the lesion.
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The Art of Industrial Medicine
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Inventory of Progress
The author describes the responsibilities of those interested in this field, and the tremendous expansion of this service as well as graduate education within the Veterans Administration.
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Infravesical Obstruction and Its Relationship to Edema and Psychotic Behavior
The authors describe some interesting clinical observations which surely need further study, clarification and duplication of results by others. They recognize the complexities in evaluation of the cases studied.
