Ten Cases of Operation for Extrauterine F tation

A Study of Ten Cases of Operation for Perforated Gastric Ulcer

As we might expect, the chance of recovery depends very largely on two things?one, the time which elapses between perforation and operation, and, the other, the extent of extravasation of stomach contents. The following table by Robson and Moynihan2 shows the relation of the result to time of operation :? Total Cases. Recovered. Died. MortalityOperation under 12 hours . 49 35 14 28.5 ,, from 12...

Extrauterine abdominal pregnancy

Isotopic exploration of hepatic hydrothorax: ten cases.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the performance of peritoneal scintigraphy for the diagnosis of peritoneopleural communication in patients with cirrhosis and to discuss its role in therapeutic management. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ten patients with cirrhosis and pleural effusion were included in this study. Cirrhosis was due to viral hepatitis in eight patients, auto-...

Ten Cases of Lithotrity at One Sitting

ing ten cases, of which I subjoin brief notes. The instruments used were; (1) a large fenestrated lithotrite for crushing large and hard calculi ; (2) a flat bladed lithotrite for disposing of fragments and small stones ; (3) evacuating catheters from No. 14 to 18 ; (4) an aspirator constructed on the latest principles by Weiss. In addition to these there were, of course, sounds of sorts, a sca...

Ebstein's anomaly; presentation of ten cases.

SINCE first described by Ebstein in 1866,1 approximately 80 eases of this anomaly have been reported.2-49 Its differentiation from forms of congenital heart disease amenable to surgery is of importance and in the majority of eases may be accomplished by clinical means. The 10 cases studied at the Children's Medical Center, Boston, ranged in age up to 25 years. There were 4 males and (6 females....