THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN CHRONIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS
Authors: W L PALMER, J B KIRSNER, H MARSHALL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 April 1950THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS IN CHRONIC ULCERATIVE COLITISWALTER LINCOLN PALMER, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH B. KIRSNER, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P., HOMER MARSHALL, M.D.WALTER LINCOLN PALMER, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH B. KIRSNER, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HOMER MARSHALL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-32-4-627 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBargen1has very properly emphasized the importance of differentiating the various types of colitis since precise diagnosis is essential for proper treatment. The present discussion is limited to the thrombo-ulcerative form, using Bargen's terminology. The diagnosis need not be reviewed here except to point out the great importance of proctoscopy because the rectum is involved in 95 per cent of the patients. The roentgen evidence is less conclusive because when the process is limited to the rectum and sigmoid, as it frequently is, or when the descending colon is involved to a minimal degree only, the examination is normal. Aside...Bibliography1. Bargen JA: The modern management of colitis, 1943, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. Google Scholar2. GinsbergIvy RSAC: The etiology of ulcerative colitis: an analytical review of the literature, Gastroenterology 7: 67, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Palmer WL: Chronic ulcerative colitis, Gastroenterology 10: 767, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. BargenSauer JAWG: The association of chronic ulcerative colitis and carcinoma, Clinics 3: 516, 1944-45. Google Scholar5. 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Hopkins; the psychiatric studies were in part subsidized by the income of courses in gastroenterology given under the auspices of the American College of Physicians in 1945 and 1946. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUlcerative Colitis; Observations on Its Etiology, Course and ManagementThe natural history of ulcerative colitisPROGRESS OF IRON AND STEEL CASTING INDUSTRY IN JAPANUlcerative ColitisDie Krankheiten des DarmesProblems in ulcerative colitis 1 April 1950Volume 32, Issue 4 Page: 627-639 Keywords Colitis Colon Rectum Ulcerative colitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...