Eldridge L. Eliason

Abdominal aneurysm: A report of twenty-four cases

Abstract Twenty-four cases of abdominal aneurysm have been reported. The etiology has been discussed with especial reference to the Wassermann test. A study of the symptomatology and the differential diagnosis has been made with emphasis laid upon the frequency of error. A pulsating mass was found to be the most frequent diagnostic symptom, while bruit and thrill were noted in only five cases. The diagnosis was confirmed in twenty of the cases by postmortem or laparotomy.

Early diagnosis in abdominal surgery

Abstract A brief review has been given of those diseases chiefly responsible for acute surgical conditions in the abdomen. Emphasis is laid upon the value of early diagnosis. Attention has been called to those factors that have a tendency to defeat, or at least to render difficult making a diagnosis sufficiently early to give the best results. Figures are quoted that show a very definite decrease in our mortality when early surgical intervention is undertaken.

Diagnostic Features of Ileus

THE term “ileus” is derived from the Greek, meaning to twist. Dorlands dictionary defines it as “severe colic, due to intestinal obstruction.” Bottomley states that “ileus is a term used to designate as a whole that group of symptoms (colicky pain, constipation or obstipation, distention of the intestine, and nausea and vomiting) which indicate the existence of an intestinal obstruction. Most writers, however, use the term “ileus” as synonymous with “intestinal obstruction,” and such is our interpretation. It will be noted that no mention is made of peristaltic action in the above descriptions, and the reason is that its absence or presence depends upon the type of ileus, namely, whether it is paralytic or mechanical. In paralytic, reflex or adynamic ileus, the peristalsis is absent in the affected gut, although it is possible that active peristalsis may exist in the unaffected gut proximal to the obstructed segment. In the mechanical and dynamic types, peristalsis is hyperactive, until late in the cours...

Simplicity in treatment of fractures of upper end of humerus

Abstract 1. 1. In a series of 100 fractures of the upper end of the humerus seen by us, 89 required and submitted to some type of fixation or operation. Simple fixation at the side was used in 63 cases or 70 per cent; the arm was dressed in abduction in 19 cases or 21 per cent; operation was performed in 5 and traction in bed was used twice. 2. 2. Of 56 patients that were followed, 89.4 per cent had a satisfactory result.