To the Editor: The report on the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (May 22 issue)¹ states that in the subgroup of patients with predominantly upper-lobe disease and low base-line exercise capacity, lung-volume–reduction surgery, as compared with medical ...

To the Editor: The studies by Samaha et al.¹ and Foster et al.² (May 22 issue) are intended to expand our knowledge about low-carbohydrate diets. One potential long-term concern about the low-carbohydrate diet is its relatively high protein load and the ...

To the Editor: In their article on heart failure (May 15 issue),¹ Jessup and Brozena do not discuss heart transplantation, which has become a mainstay of therapy for patients with end-stage heart disease. Considerable effort on behalf of clinicians and ...

To the Editor: In Case 16-2003, Friedlander et al. (May 22 issue)¹ provide a comprehensive discussion of a patient who has a ring-enhancing, unilateral brain mass. What is disappointing is the absence of any mention of mycobacterium. Though relatively ...

To the Editor: Phosphate-based cathartic agents are commonly prescribed for bowel cleansing before colonoscopy. They may have serious side effects, including seizures and acute renal failure. Although the latter complication has been reported on at least ...

Jonathan Edlow's book, Bull's-Eye: Unraveling the Medical Mystery of Lyme Disease, was published at a particularly fitting time. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery by Burgdorfer, Benach, and Barbour of the causative agent of Lyme ...

Imaging in rheumatology has come a long way from roentgenography. Bony structures are easily seen on plain radiographs, and therefore the assessment of disorders of the bones and joints was for many years highly dependent on radiographic findings. In ...

Although this book focuses on the history of the pancreas, it is a fascinating retreat into many other aspects of the history of medicine. John Howard and Walter Hess have spent their professional lives as academic pancreatic surgeons. Their book is the ...

The Autistic-Spectrum Disorders Perspective, N Engl J Med 2002:347;302-303.. On page 302, lines 4 and 5 in the second paragraph of the left-hand column should have read “4 cases per 10,000 persons,” not “0.4 case per 10,000 persons,” as printed.

The New Medical Malpractice Crisis Perspective, N Engl J Med 2003:348;2281-2284.. In the figure legend on page 2282, one of the sources of the data was omitted: “Trends in 2002 Rates for Physicians' Medical Professional Liability Insurance,” Medical ...

Noninvasive Detection of Clinically Occult Lymph-Node Metastases in Prostate Cancer Original Article, N Engl J Med 2003:348;2491-2499.. The image shown in Figure 3E on page 2497 is incorrect; the correct image appears below.