STRING IMPREGNATION TEST ("STRING TEST") FOR LESIONS OF THE UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACT
Authors: Vernon M. Smith
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 January 1961STRING IMPREGNATION TEST ("STRING TEST") FOR LESIONS OF THE UPPER DIGESTIVE TRACTVERNON M. SMITH, M.D., F.A.C.P.VERNON M. SMITH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-1-16 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDiagnostic capabilities regarding diseases of the esophagus, stomach and small intestine have greatly broadened since the development of the technics of radiology, gastroscopy, esophagoscopy and, more recently, blind biopsy. Despite these refinements, however, certain information concerning lesions of these organs continues to elude the clinician.Tumor, ulcer, and deformity located distal to the gastric pylorus are inaccessible to the gastroscopist and must be identified by radiologic methods. Diagnosis of certain superficial disturbances, such as esophagitis and gastritis, may be verified only by endoscopic and blind biopsy technics. Erosive and certain ulcerative lesions which lie distal to the gastric pylorus cannot...Bibliography1. Einhorn M: A new method of estimating the permeability of the pylorus and an attempt at testing the pancreatic function directly, New York J. Med. 87: 1179, 1908. Google Scholar2. Ibid.: A new method of recognizing ulcers of the upper digestive tract and of localizing them, Med. Rec. 75: 549, 1909. Google Scholar3. Ibid.: A new method of catheterizing the pylorus and duodenum, Med. Rec. 76: 595, 1909. Google Scholar4. Ibid.: Further experiences with the thread test for the recognition of ulcers of the upper digestive tract, Internat. J. Surg. 22: 321, 1909. Google Scholar5. Ibid.: The importance of the thread impregnation test for the recognition of ulcers of the upper digestive tract, Med. Rec. 79: 475, 1911. Google Scholar6. Ibid.: Directions for the use of the duodenal bucket, Internat. J. Surg. 25: 8, 1912. Google Scholar7. TraphagenKarlan DWM: Fluorescein string test for localization of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage; a preliminary report, Surgery 44: 644, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication June 8, 1960.From the Departments of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.Presented in part before the Regional Meeting of The American College of Physicians for the District of Columbia and Maryland at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, November 7, 1959.Request for reprints should be addressed to Vernon M. Smith, M.D., Mercy Hospital, Baltimore 2, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTechnique. Use of a duodenal capsule for localization of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage.Hämatemesis und MelaenaCOMMENTSDiagnostic procedure in bleeding of obscure origin from the alimentary canalEvaluation of a String Test in Nonbleeding IndividualsThe Fluorescein String Test An Analysis of Its Use and Relationship to Barium Studies of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract in 122 Cases of Gastrointestinal Tract HemorrhageFRED E. PITTMAN, M.D.ReferencesNeoplasms of the cystic and hepatic ductsSERUM COMPLEMENT IN GLOMERULONEPHRITIS AND DISSEMINATED LUPUSSTRING TEST FOR HIGH GASTROINTESTINAL LESIONS 1 January 1961Volume 54, Issue 1Page: 16-29KeywordsBiopsyDuodenal ulcersGastric ulcersGastritisGastroenterology and hepatologyHospital medicineLesionsMucous membranesStomachUlcers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...