AN ANALYSIS OF 200 PATIENTS EXAMINED GASTROSCOPICALLY
Authors: C. Wilmer Wirts
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 October 1940AN ANALYSIS OF 200 PATIENTS EXAMINED GASTROSCOPICALLYC. WILMER WIRTS JR., M.D.C. WILMER WIRTS JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-4-583 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt has often been stated that the enthusiasm which attends the introduction of a new therapeutic or diagnostic agent is short-lived unless that agent fulfills certain requirements. In general these requirements are safety, simplicity and ease of employment, and finally, results that are dependable and of value.It is the purpose of this paper to report on these facts as they apply to gastroscopy performed with the Wolf-Schindler flexible gastroscope in the Bronchoscopic Department of the Jefferson Hospital. It is hoped that such an analysis, added to the rather large number of studies already made, will be of value in...Bibliography1. SCHINDLERTEMPLETON RF: Comparison of gastroscopic and roentgen examination findings, Radiology, 1937, xxix, 472-479. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SCHLOSSETTINGERPRATT JAJH: Diagnosis by gastroscopic and x-ray relief studies, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1937, cxciii, 171-180. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SCHATZKI R: Comparative value of gastroscopy and roentgen examination, Radiology, 1937, xxix, 488-491. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. PALMERTEMPLETONSCHINDLER WLFR: A roentgen and gastroscopic study of gastric ulcer, Trans. Assoc. Am. Phys., 1937, lii, 264. Google Scholar5. GAITERBORLAND EHJL: Gastroscopic studies, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cx, 436-439. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. HENNING N: Acidity in different types of chronic gastritis. Die Entzündung des Magens, 1934, Johannes Ambrosius, Leipzig. Google Scholar7. BOROS E: Gastroscopy—100 Cases, Am. Jr. Digest. Dis., 1936, iii, 533-535. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. SCHINDLERWIRTS RCW: Early diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer from a gastroscopic point of view, Proc. Internat. Cong. Gastro-Ent., Sept. 1937. Google Scholar9. MOERSCHSNELL HJNM: Gastroscopy in diagnosis, Am. Jr. Surg., 1938, xxxix, 521-526. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. CAREY JB: Gastroscopic observations of the post-operative stomach, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1937, lxv, 447-452. Google Scholar11. MOUTIER F: Traite de gastroscopie, 1935, Masson et Cie, Paris. Google Scholar12. GUTZEITTEITGE KH: Die Gastroskopie, 1937, Urban und Schwarzenberg, Berlin. Google Scholar13. SCHINDLER R: Gastroscopy: The endoscopic study of gastric pathology, 1937, Univ. Chicago Press, Chicago. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Read before the Section on General Medicine, College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pa., May 22, 1939.From Gastro-Enterological and Bronchoscopic Clinics, Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1940Volume 14, Issue 4Page: 583-587KeywordsGastroenterology and hepatologySafety ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...