Chronic Appendicitis
Authors: HARRY C.  SALTZSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1932)

Article1 August 1932Chronic AppendicitisHARRY C. SALTZSTEIN, M.D.HARRY C. SALTZSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-6-2-278 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMore half hours may be spent puzzling over whether to operate for chronic appendicitis or not than over any other major surgical condition. By the time a patient with gallbladder disease consents to operation, the symptoms are usually definite, and in the great majority of cases there have been sharp colics. Those suffering from goiter usually wait until they are nervous and have lost weight before consulting a surgeon. Patients with cancer or with peptic ulcer usually have well defined clinical pictures by the time of operation. On the other hand, the public is so well informed and apprehensive of...References1 CARNETT JB: Chronic pseudo-appendicitis due to intercostal neuralgia, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1927, clxxiv, 579-599. Google Scholar2 GAITHER E: Chronic appendicitis, South. Med. Jr., 1921, xiv, 190-199. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 LICHTY JA: Chronic appendicitis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1922, lxxix, 887-893. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4 ANDRESEN AF: Medical aspects of chronic appendicitis, Am. Jr. Surg., 1928-29, v, 372-377. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5 BROWN TR: Colitis; catarrhal, mucous and ulcerative, Int. Clin., 1927, iii, 24-45. Google Scholar6 CROHN BB: Affections of the stomach, 1927, Saunders, 427. Google Scholar7 WHIPPLE AO: Quoted by Carnett. Google Scholar8 GIBSON CL: Results of operations for chronic appendicitis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1920, clix, 654-663; also 1924, clxviii, 807-812. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 DAVIS WT: End results in chronic appendicitis, Bull. Moses Taylor Hosp., Scranton, Pa., 1927, 1, No. 8, 1-8. Google Scholar10 LAHEYJORDAN FHSM: Management of biliary tract disease, Am. Jr. Surg., 1931, i, 1-5. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11 IRLAND RD: Early phases of gallbladder disease, Jr. Missouri State Med. Assoc., 1931, xxiii, 73-75. Google Scholar12 ROWE AH: Food allergy, Lea and Febiger, 1931, p. 108-140. Google Scholar13 KANTORSCHECTERMARKS JLSJ: Colon studies VI: Cecal stasis, Am. Jr. Roent. and Radium Therapy, 1930, xxiv, 1-20. Google Scholar14 EGGLESTON EL: Colitis—spastic type, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1928, xci, 2049-2053. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15 OSLER W: Surgical importance of visceral crises in the erythema group of skin diseases, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1904, cxxvii, 751-754. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16 DZIALOSZYNSKI A: Appendicitis chronica unter dem Bilde eines Rektumkarzinoms. Centralbl. f. Chir., 1928, lv, 2568-2570. Abst. in Pract. Med. Series Handbook. Gen'l. Surg., 1929, 461. Google Scholar17 DEAVER JB: Chronic appendicitis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1929, clxxvii, 749-758. Google Scholar18 CHILDS SB: Appendicitis and lesions complicating its diagnosis; deductions from x-ray examinations, Radiology, 1925, iv, 107-110. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19 MOOREMERRITT ABEA: Roentgenological diagnosis of appendicitis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1931, xcvii, 1456. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, Mich.*Received for publication, August 25, 1931. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChronic appendicitis 1 August 1932Volume 6, Issue 2Page: 278-288KeywordsAppendicitisGallbladderPeptic ulcersSurgeons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1932 PDF downloadLoading ...