The authors describe a new method or approach to the study of early changes in the emphysematous lung and of bronchitis. This con provide a base line for future studies of advancing disease. It permits brush biopsy if needed.
The authors describe their use of special technics which assist in making the diagnosis when radiologic findings are equivocal in gastrointestinal studies.
The diagnosis of this lesion in the old age group is not simple. Commonly the tendency is to diagnose chronic cerebrovascular disease in these patients presenting with confusion and other earmarks of chronic cerebral disease. A high level of suspicion is essential to diagnosis of this lesion.
The authors recount their experiences in developing a program of renal transplantation over seven years, and without special funds for this purpose. They have had a high rate of success in the prolongation of life.
The author reports his experience on a different type of air-contrast barium enema for the detection of early colonic lesions.
The author pleads for the use of surgical procedures, when indicated, which will conserve the functions of the larynx. It would seem that mutilating operations are used where lesser operations maintaining function would be equally successful.
The authors report an interesting study of the causes of death in recently admitted patients in psychiatric institutions. This points up the problem of the increasing admissions of acutely ill patients to hospitals not prepared to cope with these clinical conditions.
In this series of 420 patients sustaining blunt abdominal trauma, there were 126 patients with combined head and abdominal injuries. Unrecognized intra-abdominal lesions were a major source of mortality in patients who did not undergo exploratory laparotomy. Early surgical intervention for patients with combined head and abdominal trauma is essential…
The authors contrast the results of treatment by irradiation alone with radical surgery preceded by irradiation in the treatment of cancer of the tonsil. The latter appears to offer the more effective treatment.
The authors review the complications of diverticulitis and their prognosis. They then consider the indications for surgical treatment and the results to be expected. The morbidity and mortality in their 76 patients operated upon were satisfactory.
The author describes two instances in which a functional thumb pad was provided by a cross flap from the Index finger, the flap being innervated by branches of the radial nerve.
The authors report a case in which this substance aided in successfully controlling the varicella-zoster virus. This offers a method of treatment which demands further study to establish the drug's efficacy.
This report describes an infant with congenital thymic dysplasia who presented with growth failure, cutaneous and systemic infections. The diagnostic significance of lymphopenia, the dangers of blood transfusion in the induction of fatal graft versus host disease and the possibility of successful treatment by bone marrow transplantations are pointed out.
The success of operations for congenital heart disease in infants and children depends not on upon the appropriateness and the quality of the surgical procedure, but upon the ability to provide the necessary life-support system for these patients. This article reviews in detail the necessary steps in preoperative, operative and…
The authors emphasize again, what is all too frequently missed, the behavioral modifications which may result from intracranial mass lesions. The diagnostic trap is differentiation of previous “functional” symptoms from later behavioral patterns.
The tendency for this drug to cause neuropathic effects is well known. The authors report the fourth instance of this drug stimulating the inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone.
Pancreatitis in children, particularly following abdominal trauma, is more common than is generally appreciated. Various aspects of diagnosis and management of cases in children are described. The occurrence of complications is emphasized.
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