GASTROSCOPY: A 14 YEAR SURVEY OF OVER 1,000 CONSECUTIVE EXAMINATIONS
Authors: J C MEADOWS, E J LEFEBER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 January 1955GASTROSCOPY: A 14 YEAR SURVEY OF OVER 1,000 CONSECUTIVE EXAMINATIONSJOHN C. MEADOWS, M.D., EDWARD J. LEFEBER, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN C. MEADOWS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWARD J. LEFEBER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-1-69 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptGastroscopy has been available as a diagnostic procedure at the University of Texas Medical Branch since 1940. During this 14 year period (1940-1953), gastroscopic examination was performed at least 1,076 times. The present survey was made in order to evaluate the accomplishments of our procedure, to correlate the procedure with x-ray, to study the trends in the mechanics of the procedure, and to reëstablish the indications for gastroscopy as performed here.Gastroscopy is considered to be an important adjunct to other methods of examination, complementary and supplementary to radiologic examination and not in any way a rival procedure.1-7As a...Bibliography1. Bockus HL: Gastroenterology, Vol. I, 1943, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. Benedict EB: The limitations of roentgenology and gastroscopy in the diagnosis of diseases of the stomach: an analysis of 53 proven cases, Gastroenterology 8: 251, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Howard JT: Experiences with the gastroscope over a period of 6 years, South. M. J. 38: 293, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Benedict EB: Correlation of gastroscopic, roentgenologic, and pathologic findings in diseases of the stomach, Am. J. Roentgenol. 55: 251, 1946. Google Scholar5. Jones CM: The value of gastroscopy to the clinician, Gastroenterology 8: 278, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Tanner NC: A critique of gastroscopy, Brit. M. J. 2: 849, 1944. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. Lefeber EJ: Gastroscopy—an evaluation of gastroscopic, roentgenographic, and pathologic findings in 60 cases, Texas Rep. Biol. and Med. 7: 644, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Johnson TA: Symposium on problems in postwar medicine: clinical value of gastroscopy, M. Clin. North America 30: 303 (Mar.) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Berry LH: Newer trends and technics in gastroscopy, Rev. Gastroenterol. 18: 791, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. Atwater JS: The use of anesthetic agents in gastroscopy, Gastroenterology 23: 60, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. NiemetzWhartonWilson DGKIH: Gastroscopy: a 5 year study in a large general hospital, Gastroenterology 18: 400, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. HalstedSchwartzRosenWeinbergWyman JAIRSRHSM: Correlated gastroscopic and psychiatric studies of soldiers with chronic non-ulcerative dyspepsia, Gastroenterology 7: 177, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar13. Schwartz IR: The clinical evaluation of gastroscopy, Rev. Gastroenterol. 15: 601, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. MaimonPalmer SNWL: Chronic gastritis: observations on its course and significance, Gastroenterology 6: 511, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar15. Palmer ED: Chronic hypertrophic gastritis. II. Histopathologic significance, Gastroenterology 26: 496, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar16. ShallenbergerDeWanWeedReganis PLCHCBJC: Biopsy through the flexible operating gastroscope, Gastroenterology 16: 327, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar17. ShallenbergerDeWanWeedReganis PLCHCBJC: Gastroscopic biopsy correlation of clinical findings and tissue biopsies of the stomach, Rev. Gastroenterol. 18: 348, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar18. Jones CM: Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations of gastrointestinal bleeding, New England J. Med. 235: 773, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar19. Lefeber EJ: Gastroscopic findings in chronic duodenal ulcer, Texas Rep. Biol. and Med. 4: 324, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar20. HardtSchartzSteigmann LSOF: Editorial, Gastroenterology 9: 614, 1947. Google Scholar21. MolofskyHollander LCF: Gastric changes in pernicious anemia—a review, Arch. Int. Med. 87: 97, 1951. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 14, 1954. Presented in part before Annual Session of Texas Society of Gastroenterologists and Proctologists, May 3, 1954, San Antonio, Texas.From the Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byX-RAY NEGATIVE DYSPEPSIAGastroscopic Findings in Patients with Subtotal GastrectomyCoffee with Cream as a Cause of Dyspeptic DistressHazards in Treating Diabetic KetosisAFTERMATH OF GASTRIC OPERATIONSTHE FATE OF ASPIRIN 1 January 1955Volume 42, Issue 1Page: 69-78KeywordsGastroenterology and hepatology ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...