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Identifier: interstatemedica2419unse (find matches)
Title: Interstate medical journal
Year: 1917 (1910s)
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Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: St. Louis, : Interstate Medical Journal
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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osis:—Gall stones and chronic appendicitis. Atoperation seven cholesterol stones were found which corresponded in size andshape to the shadows read, also six real small ones. The appendix was con-sidered by the surgeon as pathologic and removed. Fig. VI. Male, aged 38, complaint, colicky attacks of pain across abdomenfrom right to left. Note the thread like interrupted shadow, read as appendix.Case not yet operated upon. In conclusion, the roentgen ray is of great service in diagnosingchronic appendicitis. The roentgen ray is not advocated for thosesuffering acute appendicitis. Frances Bldg. Niles: Thoracic Aneurism 695 SOME REMARKS CONCERNING ANEURISM OF THE THO-RACIC AORTA, WITH REPORT OF CASE. By GEORGE M. NILES, M. D., Atlanta. On July 29th, 1916, there consulted me H. L., aged 36, unmarried,who complained of indigestion, gastric flatulence and an annoyingcough of a brassy and stridulous nature. He was an exceptionallyfine looking man, with pleasing address and engaging manners.
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Aneurysm of thoracic aorta. More prominent on left side. Rupture ten daysafter this roentgenogram was taken. ; He owned and operated a taxi service, but did none of the laboriouswork. He had in times past indulged rather freely in the pleasuresof both Bacchus and Venus, and incidental to the latter, gave aspecific history. 696 INTERSTATE MEDICAL JOURNAL He complained of a slight dysphagia, but no dyspnea. His ap-petite was good, but so much fulness and distress followed a liberalmeal, that he feared to eat. When he could eructate freely, he wasgreatly relieved, so that his chief desire was for medicine to stopthe gas, or aid in its expulsion. Physical examination was absolutely negative. There was notenderness, no venous engorgement, no tumefaction at any area.Though he coughed often, it was laryngeal, and no rales could bedetected. A fluoroscopic examination disclosed a large pulsating shadow tothe left of the sternum. Several roentgenograms were made, oneof which is shown. Roentgeno

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