Interstate medical journal (1917) (14781344314)

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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estines. The locali-zation of tuberculosis seems to have certain points of predilection,whereas the pancreas, stomach, and duodenum appear to be pecu-liarly exempted from infection. (Maylard.) The localization of each tuberculous ulcer cannot, at present, beoutlined in the course of a roentgenological study, including stereo-scopic plates, but the general extent and distribution of the hyper-plastic process can be outlined by the spacing it produces. To say,however, that other parts not giving any characteristic findings fortuberculosis are not yet involved is asserting too much. On the other hand, secondary changes wrought by the advanceof the lesion, such as inflammation or abscess formation caus-ing strictures, can often be strictly located. In this manner theextent of the tuberculous lesion can often be more accurately de-fined than by palpation and regard to pain alone, as the x-ray ap-pearance of the diseased bowel is in marked contrast with that of INTERSTATE MEDICAL JOURNAL 49

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Pigr. l the healthy intestinal canal. In order to define the characteristicroentgenological findings in intestinal tuberculosis, we must eitherdivide the lesions according to their stages of development or ac-cording to their nature. The latter is more practical, because to

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