TY - JOUR T1 - ELectricity in gynecology. Y1 - 1909/11/20 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1909.02550210072028 JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 1774 EP - 1774 VL - LIII IS - 21 N2 - For those who believe in electricity as a curative measure, Dr. Rice has written an epitome of the therapeutic indications for electrical treatment. She has given concise and definite information as to the action of different currents, including cataphoresis and electrolysis. After explaining the therapeutic value of the poles. Dr. Rice gives a simple method of polarizing a battery that will insure definite results. The cataphoretic application of thiosinamin is mentioned for dissolving scar tissue. The questionable value of the x-ray in the treatment of carcinoma is very sanely considered as a valuable adjunct to surgery and a boon to the sufferer of inoperable carcinoma. In Dr. Rice's remarks on fibroid she has overlooked the risk of using electricity without a microscopic examination, which alone will determine whether or not the tumor is malignant; neither is she concerned with the possibility of a secondary malignant growth developing in a SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1909.02550210072028 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.02550210072028 ER -