Thrombo angiitis obliterans

Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans

In 1936 I published a report of a case of thrombo-angiitis obliterans which had reacted favourably to the operation of peri-arterial sympathectomy. The cure has been maintained so far and might be considered satisfactory. This case proves the utility of the operation in certain milder types of the disease. More recently I saw a patient in an advanced stage of the disease where the radical opera...

Thrombo angiitis obliterans : its etiology, pathology, symptomatology and differential diagnosis

A Case of Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans Treated by Femoral Peri-Arterial Sympathectomy

Soap Lake: A Spa for Thrombo-angiitis Obliterans *

A spa treatment for thrombo-angiitis obliterans was brought to my attention first by a patient who was planning to "take the cure" after reading an article entitled "Some Won't Die," featured in a veterans' journal.2 I had never heard about this spa, but my interest was sufficiently aroused by the name, "Soap Lake," and the brief description of the water given in the artide, to visit the lake d...

The Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Peripheral Arteries

Within recent years serious attempts have been made to classify and differentiate the various forms of peripheral arterial disease and to clarify the confusion thatexisted in regard to the terminology and pathology of these conditions. In accordance with the opinions of modern workers, Dr. Samuels has given a simple classification: there are two main forms of peripheral arterial disturbance?(1)...