SMJ // September 1967, Volume 60 - Issue 9
Book Review
Shock. Pathogenesis and Therapy
Book Review
The Craft of Surgery
Book Review
Lipid Transport
Book Review
The Chest Film in Massive Pulmonary Embolism
Book Review
Anticoagulant Prophylaxis and Treatment
Book Review
Newcastle Disease Virus. An Evolving Pathogen
Book Review
Electrophysiology of the Heart
Case Report
Experience With the IUCD in Private Practice
The author presents in details his successes and failures with the use of the intrauterine conraceptive divice in private pratice. In general, it is successful and acceptable to the patients.
Case Report
Hypospadias and Associated Anomalies
The Presence of anomalies of the lower urinary tract demands investigation of other segments of this tract as well. Associated anomalies in the upper urinary tract are not infrequent.
Case Report
Management of Trophoblastic Disease at the University Hospital
The Author have clearly defined the treatment indicated in trophoblastic disease. their conclusion are based on clinical evaluation and histologic characteristics of the lesian.
Case Report
Ligation of Internal Hemorrhoids by the Barron Band Technic
The authors report gratifying results, in properly selected patients with a new means of accomplishing an old and abandoned mode of treatment.Its advantages are simplicity, relatively little discomfort, and applicability to office practice.
Case Report
Treatment of Congenital Dislocation of the Hip Results Obtained with the Pemberton and Salter Osteotomies
The authors review their experiences with this surgical attack for congenital dislocation or the hip. They believe if offers a valuable adjunct to treatment of this condition.
Case Report
Congenital Convex Pes Valgus Accompanied by Previously Undescribed Anatomic Derangements
A congenital anomaly has been found to accompany convex pes valgus in some instances. The author describes the surgical correction indicated to provide a stable foot.
Case Report
Delayed Meningitis after Unsuccessful Stapes Operations Report of Two Cases
The author calls attention to the possible significance of dizziness and lack of improved hearing after a stapes operation. Delayed meningitis may follow with serious outcome.
Case Report
Shock and the Surgical Patient
The author considers the mechanisms of shock developing during an operative procedure or shortly thereafter. With interest especially in that due to hypotension, attention is given to the recognition of the shock-state and its management.
Case Report
Neurosurgical Implications of Neck and Shoulder Pain
The authors thoroughly and concisely review the pathogenesis and the clinical findings in pain of the neck and shoulder as the result of disease of the cervical spine.
Editorial
THE LIEUTENANT
Original Article
Torticollis
The authors condemn “watchful waiting” in the hope that congenital torticollis will “go away.” They advocate early preventive surgery to avoid the consequences of facial and other asymmetry which plague the untreated patient in later years.
Original Article
Uroflowmetry Before and After Prostatectomy
This seems to offer the most objective means of diagnosing and evaluating obstruction in the lower urinary tract. It far surpasses the older clinical means of estimating such obstruction.
Original Article
Prevention of Cerebral Ischemia During Carotid Occlusion by Acetazolamide
The use of this drug seems to be a valuable adjunct to the surgical attack upon vascular occlusive disease. It provides a means of increasing available oxygen as well as cerebral blood flow.
Original Article
A Simplified Method for Measuring the Volume of Extracellular Fluid by Radioactive Sulfur (S35) observations on Shifts of Fluid in Induced Hypotension
The authors describe a method of measuring shifts in blood volume and of extracellular fluid by the use of radioactive tracers. This may lend assistance in estimating fluid replacement for operations under surgical anesthesia.
Original Article
Duodenal Ulcer Hemorrhage: Antrectomy or Not?
The author urges the use of pyloroplasty and vagotomy in the management of severe bleeding from duodenal ulcer. Stress or “steroid ulcers offer a serious prognosis under any circumstances.
Original Article
Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Knee) by Use of a Central Patellar Tendon Slip
The author considers the indications for this operation, its technic and the satisfactory results obtained.
Original Article
Cystourethrography as a Teaching Aid for Residents
The authors show the value of this examination in evaluating the degree and anatomic relationships of prostatic hypertrophy. It often eliminates the need for endoscopy and points to the type of operation needed.
Original Article
Metabolic Acidosis A Factor in Cardiac Resuscitation
In metabolic acidosis, the combination of bicarbonate with epinephrine is a valuable adjunct in the management of cardiac arrest.
Original Article
Persistent Limp in Congenital Coxa Vara
The authors recommend osteotomy in the treatment of this disease. They also emphasize prolonged pastopsrative follow-up to determine the need for epiphysiodesis.
Original Article
Air-Fluid Obstruction of the Colon
The authors call attention to a condition encountered upon occasion in the aged, and especially in aged psychotic patients. This is a clinical picture of colonic obstruction as a result of air-fluid block in an atonic bowel, or even merely an adynamic state as the result of the latter condition.
