Efficacy of stereomicroscope as an aid to histopathological diagnosis

Peritoneoscopy as an Aid to Diagnosis.

Calretinin Immunohistochemistery: An Aid in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung’s Disease

Objective(s) Definite diagnosis of Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is based on histopathological study, but there are limitations associated with standard histology and histochemistry in this regard. The aim of this study was to investigate calretinin immunostaining patterns in both ganglionic and aganglionic HD intestinal specimens and to compare them with control specimens. Materials and Method...

Pneumoperitoneum of the Pelvis as an Aid to Gynecological Diagnosis

Through the courtesy of Professor Cabot, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr Reuben Peterson, Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, and Dr J. G. Van Zwaluwenburg, Professor of Roentgenology, all of Michigan University, Ann Arbor, U.S.A., in the summer of this year I was given an opportunity of spending three months investigating the work being carried out in the Gynaecological Department at ...

Tuberculosis of the cervix: cytology as an aid to diagnosis.

Two cases of tuberculous cervicitis are presented. The presence in cervical smears of both epithelioid and Langhans' giant cells, which are described, should raise a strong suspicion of tuberculosis.

Immunofluorescence Techniques as an Aid to the Diagnosis of Gonorrhoea.

The technique of staining antigens with a fluorescent dye coupled to specific antibody was first applied to the identification of N. gonorrhoeae by Deacon, Peacock, Freeman, and Harris (1959). From this and further studies they concluded that the fluorescent antibody (F.A.) technique was superior to conventional cultural diagnostic methods and afforded a considerable saving in labour and materi...