ADRENAL CORTEX IN LIVER DISEASE
Authors: J J WEBSTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 October 1950ADRENAL CORTEX IN LIVER DISEASEJOHN JOSEPH WEBSTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN JOSEPH WEBSTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-4-854 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis paper reports our experience in the treatment of liver disease using a new therapy: extract of adrenal cortex.We have felt for some time that forced feedings of proteins and carbohydrates with high vitamins as suggested by Patek,1intravenous human serum albumin,2and the use of lipotropic compounds were in large part an effort to support the patient until the liver repaired itself. Too often these measures failed. 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