Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans: A Clinical Study of 200 Cases*
Authors: Edgar V. Allen, George E. Brown
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1928)

Article1 February 1928Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans: A Clinical Study of 200 CasesII. Treatment and PrognosisEDGAR V. ALLEN, M.D., GEORGE E. BROWN, M.D.EDGAR V. ALLEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE E. BROWN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-1-8-550 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMany methods of treating thrombo - angiitis obliterans have been suggested. Chief among these from a medical standpoint is the method of administrating sodium chloride solution subcutaneously (Koga) and by stomach tube (McArthur) in order to reduce a supposed increase in the viscosity of the blood; the method of Sinkowitz and Gottlieb for the utilization of the hyperemic method of Bier; the use of diathermy (Wright); the use of white light (Frauenthal); injection of insulin (Ambard, Boyer and Schmid); the intravenous injection of sodium citrate (Steel); and the irradiation of spinal areas (Philips and Tunick). From a surgical standpoint, other...Bibliography(1) ADSONBROWN AWGE: Treatment of Raynaud's disease by lumbar ramisection and ganglionectomy and perivascular sympathetic neurectomy of the common iliacs. Jour. Am. Med. Assn., 1925, lxxxiv, 1908-1910. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(2) ALLENBOWINGROWNTREE EVHHLG: The use of radium in internal medicine. Further experiences. Jour. Am. Med. Assn., 1927, lxxxviii, 164-168. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The Mayo FoundationDivision of Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota*Submitted for publication January 24, 1928. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByKrankheiten der GefäßeSurgery of the sympathetic nervous system 1 February 1928Volume 1, Issue 8Page: 550-557KeywordsBloodInsulinIntravenous injectionsSodiumSodium chlorideStomachVasculitis Issue Published: 1 February 1928 PDF DownloadLoading ...