The treatment of pelvic tuberculosis in the female by radiation therapy based upon experimental evidence in the animal and clinical results in the human
1947; Elsevier BV; Volume: 53; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0002-9378(47)90403-1
ISSN1097-6868
Autores Tópico(s)Amoebic Infections and Treatments
ResumoRoentgen-ray therapy for genital tuberculosis was introduced by Bircher in 1908. According to the original report of Bircher, roentgen-ray therapy is indicated primarily (a) in those cases with adhesive or plastic peritoneal tuberculosis in which operation offers but little help, (b) in cases with cachexia in which operation is contraindicated, (c) in cases which refuse operation, and (d) in slight and benign cases. Cases in which roentgen-rays are to be used secondarily include (a) those in which the exudate reappears soon after operation, and does not disappear within fourteen days, and (b) all cases in which the symptoms return after operation. Among the many reports favoring this type of therapy-alone or combined with surgery-may be mentioned Bumm, Krijnig, and Zweifel in Germany ; Schauta in Vienna ; Solomons in Ireland ; and Ford, Polak, and Jameson in the United States. Since Bircher’s original paper, Martius, Kolischer, and Gibert feel that roentgen-ray therapy should be extended to include all types of pelvic tuberculosis. While others, such as Edling, Weibel, and Pestalozza believe roentgenray therapy has its greatest indicatron as a postoperative measure following conservative or radical surgery. This group does not feel that it is a question of the roentgen-rays versus surgery, but a combination of the two methods.
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