Oral Administration of Metaphen in the Treatment of Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
Authors: CLARENCE MORTON TRIPPE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1933)

Article1 January 1933Oral Administration of Metaphen in the Treatment of Gastric and Duodenal UlcersCLARENCE MORTON TRIPPE, A.M., M.D., F.A.C.P.CLARENCE MORTON TRIPPE, A.M., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-6-7-901 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe opinion is at present generally held that many patients with ulcer belong to the spasmophilic-vasoneurotic type, and therefore antispasmodic drugs, such as atropine and belladonna, in conjunction with the Sippy diet, are used in the treatment of ulcers and nervous dyspepsia. However, it is the opinion of the author (and also that of many other neurologists) that more attention must be paid to direct treatment of the stomach and the intestines, and that one should not rely exclusively on the above and on general methods of psychotherapy and physiotherapy, as, for instance, drug sedatives and stimulants. In the direct...References1 AARON CD: Diseases of the digestive organs with special reference to their diagnosis and treatment, 1918, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 448. Google Scholar2 RAIZISSSEVERAC GWM: A new organic mercury compound with powerful germicidal properties, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1923, ix, 71-80. Google Scholar3 RAIZISSSEVERAC GWM: Metaphen (4-nitro-3, 5-biacetoxymercuri-2-cresol) and its bactericidal properties, Jr. Infect. Dis., 1927, xl, 447-452. 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