Radiography, X-ray therapeutics and radium therapy (1916) (14735372976)

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Title: Radiography, X-ray therapeutics and radium therapy

Year: 1916 (1910s)

Authors: Knox, Robert, 1868-1928

Subjects: Radiography Radiotherapy Radium

Publisher: New York : Macmillan

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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PLATE LI. -Urinary Calculi and Gallstones, a, Small calculus in bladder. Phleboliths on right and left sides of pelvis. b, Gallstones in gall bladder. Plate on anterioi aspecl of abdomen. c, Two gallstones ; note position below the kidney shadow. (Radiograph by C. Thurston Bolland.

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PLATE a, I lollargol in pelvis ill. — Kidneys, (Jretek, and Bladder. idney and ureter. (Radiograph by C. Thurston Holland.)b, I lalculus in ureter,c, Barium injection of bladder to show diverticulum, opaque bougie in ureter. TUMOURS OF THE KIDNEYS 245 mobility. A stone, if present, is readily demonstrable. The following illus-trates a case of this kind : A lady about thirty-five years of age complainedof a constant pain in the right side. Examination revealed a freely mov-able kidney on the right side, the lower pole being very tender and hard.Radiographic examination showed the enlarged organ displaced downwards.Two definite shadows in the cortex indicated the presence of two small stones.A large irregular shadow in the lower pole led to some discussion as to itsnature. It was evidently in the kidney or attached to it, because it movedwith the kidney. A diagnosis of stones in the kidney was made. At theoperation two small calculi were removed. The appendix was found to bedistended,

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