Discussion of a Case of Gastric Carcinoma with Recurrent Colic
Authors: Joseph G. Weiner
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1933)

Article1 June 1933Discussion of a Case of Gastric Carcinoma with Recurrent ColicJOSEPH G. WEINER, M.D.JOSEPH G. WEINER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-6-12-1644 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNo reference is made in the literature to carcinoma of the stomach, producing attacks of pain resembling gall-stone colic. I wish to present such a case. The patient had attacks of typical gall-stone colic: sudden, severe pain in the right upper part of the abdomen under the costal margin, always requiring opiates for relief, and radiating always to the right shoulder region. Associated with this pain there were varying degrees of shock, manifested by pallor, rapid pulse, perspiration, weakness and prostration.Pain is one of the common symptoms in cancer of the stomach. It varies considerably in its intensity, though...Bibliography1 LYON BB: Non-surgical drainage of the gall tract, 1923, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 257. Google Scholar2 MACLEAN H: Modern views on digestion and gastric diseases, 1925, Constable and Company, London, pp. 99-103. Google Scholar3 MURRAYROBERTSON IAB: Significance and origin of lactic acid in gastric contents, Brit. Med. Jr., 1932, i, 607-609. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 BOCKUS HL: Comparison of biliary drainage and cholecystography in gall-stone diagnosis, with especial reference to bile microscopy, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvi, 311-317. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 CUTLER JW: Practical application of blood sedimentation test in general medicine; observations based upon approximately 5000 patients over a period of six years, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1932, clxxxiii, 643-657. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6 GRUSKIN B: Serum test for diagnosis of cancer based on a new theory of etiology, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1929, clxxvii, 476-487. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 FREUNDKAMINER EG: Über die Beziehungen zwischen Tumorzellen und Blutserum, Biochem. Ztschr., 1910, xxvi, 312-324. Google Scholar8 MARWEDELL G: Wanderniere und Gallenstein, Beit. z. klin. Chir., Band 34, 1902, 477-507. Google Scholar9 MOYNIHAN BG: Gall-stones and their surgical treatment, 2nd Ed., 1905, W. B. Saunders and Company, Philadelphia, p. 179. Google Scholar10 SHERREN J: Diagnosis of gall-stones, Lancet, 1911, i, 870-872. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 JUDDMCINDOE ESAH: Cholangitis, Jr. Michigan Med. Soc., 1930, xxix, 174-179. Google Scholar12 WEIRPARTCH JFWT: The relationship of pain to jaundice, ANN. INT. MED., 1931, iv, 1509-1520. Google Scholar13 BALFOUR DC: Curability of cancer of the stomach, Surg., Gynec., and Obst., 1932, liv, 312-316. Google Scholar14 CLUTE HM: Common duct stones, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xcv, 1568-1571. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15 JUDDMARSHALL ESJM: Gall-stones in the common bile duct, Arch. Surg., 1931, xxiii, 175-181. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16 JORDANWEIR FMJF: Stones in the common duct without jaundice, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clinic., 1930, v, 56. Google Scholar17 ALVAREZ WC: Abdominal pain; paths over which it travels and ways in which these may be blocked, Am. Jr. Surg., 1931, xiv, 385-394. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication November 11, 1932.†From the Gastro-Enterologic Service, Temple University Hospital and Medical School, Philadelphia, Pa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 June 1933Volume 6, Issue 12Page: 1644-1656KeywordsAbdominal painGastroenterology and hepatologyHeart rateOpiatesPainPatient advocacyShockShouldersStomachSweat ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1933 PDF downloadLoading ...