PURPOSE In the present study we want to propose a classification system to quantify cystoceles by perineal ultrasound (PUS). MATERIALS AND METHODS 120 PUS data were analyzed measuring the distance between the lowest point of the bladder and the midpubic line (MPL) during rest and Valsalva. Results were classified into groups and compared to POP-Q using the κ-coefficient. Results for exact bla...

In principle knowledge is doubtless indivisible, but in practice we have to divide it into small finite tracts, with plenty of overlap, in which each of us cultivates his respective plot with whatever tools he is most adept at using. It is inevitably a messy business, but as with all bureaucratic arrangements for the division of labour, it is occasionally rewarding to try to think through (and,...

Thus there are in the Punjab yearly about 250 operations for stone by cutting, and between 400 and 500 in the United Provinces. A very few of these are perineal litholapaxies. It. is difficult to say how they should be classified, as they involve both cutting and crushing. Doubtless the vast majority of the lateral lithotomies are cutting operations performed in children in those cases in which...

We cannot speak too highly of this work, every page of which is impressed with evidences of exhaustive research and well-balanced judgment. Although Mr. Morris's opinion may be regarded as authoritative in renal surgery, a special charm of the monograph is the liberal manner in which the work of others has been recognised and dealt with. The surgeon may thus refer to any section and find the be...

By LAWRENCE E. YOUNG, M.D., DONALD M. ERVIN, M.D., AND CHARLES L. YUILE, M.D. H EMOLYTIC transfusion reactions occur more frequently than is generally appreciated and their incidence can be expected to increase for some time as the distribution of blood is facilitated. Many are doubtless overlooked because the outward manifestations may not be particularly striking, especially in anesthetized p...

is devoted to factors which might have a deleterious effect upon apparently normal spermatozoa, with chapters on spermigration in the female secretions, special technics in spermatozoal study, the longevity of spermatozoa in vivo, the effect of temperature on the survival of spermatozoa in vitro, and abnormalities in the female which inhibit impregnation. There is a discussion of artificial ins...

Because of their many inputs and bilateral projections, interneurons surrounding the trigeminal motor nucleus (MotV) are thought to be very important in control of jaw movements and reflexes. However, their interactions with the trigeminal motoneurons are almost unknown. In the present study an in vitro slice preparation was used to investigate this relationship in rat. The zone bordering MotV ...

THE proportion of the skeleton to the weight of the whole insect might be needed for many purposes. My own reason for enquiring is that I have subjected insects to controlled atmospheric conditions, determiing the loss of weight and the proportion of water in the insect before and after exposure. But when it has been demonstrated that under certain conditions the insect loses a particular amoun...

Yale has been fortunate indeed to have had Dorothy Horstmann as a member of its faculty for all but one of the last 50 years. It has had also the wisdom to take cognizance of her value as an individual and of her contributions to biomedical science and human welfare on two occasions in recent years. Her studies of poliomyelitis, hepatitis, and rubella, executed with perceptiveness, rigor and mo...

By J. N. (BERRY, M D., M.R.C.P., D.C.H. (From the MediwrlrCollege Hospital, Nagpur, India) Hypotonia in cerebral diplegia is relatively are and when present is often associated with choreo-athetotic movements and is present in the peripheral segments in between tonic spasms. Cases with marked inco-ordination and hypotonia are due to a cerebellar component. Wilson (1940) divides such cases into ...