THE spontaneous occurrence of basal-cell carcinoma unrelated to a xeroderma pigmentosa^{1 , 2} or to exposure to actinic or ionizing radiation is rare in the teens and unusual in the twenties. In spite of published reports^{3 4 5} of the occurrence of this ...

REGIONAL enteritis is a disease that primarily affects the small intestine but may involve any region of the gastrointestinal tract from the stomach to the sigmoid colon. Management of this condition continues to be controversial. However, in the chronic ...

THE purpose of this paper is to present a case of duodenal obstruction at the ligament of Treitz treated successfully by a simple operative procedure, reported recently by Strong.¹

A survey of the literature reveals little agreement on the management of ...

THE impact of an aging population has produced significant changes in the opinion of the medical profession about medical and surgical therapy, just as it has in the political and sociologic thinking of the nation. Much has been written about the ...

THE problems related to dissection and closure of the duodenum in gastrectomy for duodenal ulcer constantly stimulate surgeons to develop improved technics in their management. In general, the methods employed constitute an indirect or a direct approach ...

THERE have been many published reports dealing with the surgical management of aortic stenosis since Tuffier, in 1913, first attempted to correct this defect by invagination of the aortic wall and dilatation of the aortic valve. A number of "closed" and "...

THE subject of reflux esophagitis has received considerable attention since Winkelstein's¹ description in 1935. It is a condition in which the lower esophagus becomes involved by inflammatory changes that may progress to ulceration and stenosis and ...

ULNAR-nerve severance destroys the innervation to the bulk of the intrinsic muscles of the hand, robbing it of its ability to perform the refined motions so necessary to the artisan and skilled worker. The importance of the injury is frequently minimized ...