TY  - JOUR
T1  - DIe gastroskopie im rahmen der klinischen magendiagnostik.
Y1  - 1929/10/19
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1929.02710160058029
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1244
EP  - 1244
VL  - 93
IS  - 16
N2  - This is based on personal experiences of the author in a large number of cases and is a good exposition of pathologic conditions of the stomach in the living, as seen with the gastroscope. The subject is discussed frankly, and the limitations as well as the advantages of this method of examination are enumerated. The procedure is compared with other methods, including roentgenology, with the idea of giving an honest evaluation of gastroscopy. It is stated that this method is useful in about two thirds of instances, the remainder consisting of lesions in inaccessible regions, as at the pyloric region, particularly near the lesser curvature. The author thinks that the instrument will be greatly improved when it will be possible to remove small pieces for histologic examination. Chronic gastritis seems to be a particularly difficult condition to recognize. Gastroscopy is of great value in that it permits visualization of the
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1929.02710160058029
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1929.02710160058029
ER  -