A CLINICO-PATHOLOGIC STUDY OF 100 CASES OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC GALL-BLADDER DISEASE
Authors: William Johnson, B. E. Malstrom, Bruno W. Volk
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1944)

Article1 September 1944A CLINICO-PATHOLOGIC STUDY OF 100 CASES OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC GALL-BLADDER DISEASEWILLIAM JOHNSON, M.D., F.A.C.S., B. E. MALSTROM, M.D., BRUNO W. VOLK, M.D.WILLIAM JOHNSON, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this author, B. E. MALSTROM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BRUNO W. VOLK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-21-3-431 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFor the purpose of correlating the clinical manifestations and morphologic changes in gall-bladder disease, we studied the case histories of 100 patients who had been operated upon during the last 10 years.There were 81 women and 19 men. The average age was 46.4 years. Three patients were over 70 and the youngest was a girl of 15. Table 1 shows the incidence according to age.In 71 patients calculi were present, and in 29 the disease was non-calculous in type. Eighty-six patients were admitted during a more or less quiescent interval. Fourteen showed acute symptoms at the time of...Bibliography ANDREWS E: Pathologic cases of diseased gall-bladder: I. A new classification, Arch. Surg., 1935, xxxi, 767-793. CrossrefGoogle Scholar ASCHOFF G: Lectures on pathology, 1924, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York. Google Scholar BABLOCK AA: Statistical study of 888 cases of biliary tract disease, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1924, xxxv, 391-409. Google Scholar BEHRENDGRAY AHK: Acute cholecystitis: problems created by an attempt to correlate its clinical, surgical and pathological manifestations, Surgery, 1938, iii, 195-199. Google Scholar BOYD W: Surgical pathology, Third Edition, 1933, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia CrossrefGoogle Scholar BROWN MJ: Noncalculous chronic gall-bladder disease, Clin. Jr. Surg., 1938, xli, 238-254. CrossrefGoogle Scholar EISSWHALEY SJH: Changes in the biliary system after cholecystectomy. The causes of recurrence of gall-bladder symptoms, Am. Jr. Surg., 1935, c, 921-926. Google Scholar FEINBLATT HM: The influence of primary infection in gall-bladder disease, New England Jr. Med., 1928, cxc, 1973. Google Scholar FERGUSONPALMER ANWL: Cholecystography, its clinical evaluation; a study of 2070 cases, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 809-812. CrossrefGoogle Scholar GRAHAMCOLE EAWH: Roentgenologic examination of the gall-bladder, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1924, lxxxii, 613. CrossrefGoogle Scholar HAUSER H: Practical application of cholecystography, Radiology, 1933, xxi, 427-477. Google Scholar JUDDPRIESTLY ESJT: Ultimate results from operations on the biliary tract, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 887-891. CrossrefGoogle Scholar KUNARTH CA: The stoneless gall-bladder. An analysis of one hundred cases treated by cholecystectomy, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 183-187. CrossrefGoogle Scholar MCCARTY WC: The gall-bladder and its disease, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin., 1936, xi, 805. Google Scholar MCEVEDY PJ: Gallstones and cholecystitis, Clin. Jr., 1935, lxiv, 111-115. Google Scholar MACKEY WA: Cholecystitis without stones. Investigation of 264 operated cases from the clinical, radiological and pathological aspects, Brit. Jr. Surg., 1939, xxii, 274-295. Google Scholar MENTZER SH: The status of gall-bladder surgery based on a study of 14,000 specimens, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1928, xc, 607-610. CrossrefGoogle Scholar NICKELJUDD ALES: Cholecystitis: a bactriologie study of 300 surgically resected gall-bladders, Surg., Gynec., and Obst., 1936, l, 655. Google Scholar PETERSON T: Gall-bladder disease: a clinical study, Minnesota Med., 1935, xviii, 123-127. Google Scholar ROSE LB: Some problems and results in cholecystography, Radiology, 1934, xxii, 197-201. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WEISS S: Pre-operative and postoperative medical management of biliary conditions, Med. Rec., 1939, cl, 311-316. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Galesburg, Illinois*Received for publication April 3, 1943.From the Department of Surgery and Pathology, Cottage Hospital, Galesburg, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1944Volume 21, Issue 3Page: 431-439KeywordsSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1944 PDF downloadLoading ...