DISEASES OF THE STOMACH

Diseases of the Stomach

On page 55 the introduction of small calories is confusing to the reader. There is an excellent account of the anatomy and physiology of the stomach, and the two chapters on diet in health and disease will be found very useful. The author has devoted two chapters to the general symptoms of stomach diseases and their mode of production, which make for clearness, although they involve some little...

Diseases of the Stomach

The Diseases of the Stomach

to which he alludes in his introduction as exemplified in many text-books, of describing " as distinct diseases what are in reality only the functional signs of disease," and of "the mistaking of a condition for a disease.'' He also carries the differentiation of diseases of the stomach to an excessive degree, beyond, in fact, the limits of a practical differential diagnosis. Thus, to take for ...

Functional and Organic Diseases of the Stomach

Martin, M.D., F.R.S. Pp. xvi., 505. Edinburgh: Young J. Pentland. 1895. So many years have elapsed since an authoritative treatise on diseases of the stomach has appeared from British sources,, and so much advance has been made in recent years in our knowledge of the pathology of disorders of the stomach, that this book will be perused with great interest. The gain in knowledge of gastric affec...

Diseases of the stomach and duodenum.

The topics of stomach and duodenum have been described in this report. The discovery of Helicobacter pylori was the revolutionary event in the pathogenesis, diagnosis as well as treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The eradication of the bacteria prevented the recurrence of peptic ulcer, namely gastric and duodenal ulcer. It is reported that this bacteria may be the main cause of gastric can...