A Comparison of the Results of Surgical and Roentgen-Ray Treatment of Exophthalmic Goiter

Autor:	Arthur C. Christie
Rok vydání:	1925
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty symbols.namesake business.industry symbols Medicine Statistical proof Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Roentgen business Surgical treatment Exophthalmic goiter Surgery
Zdroj:	Radiology. 4:464-469
ISSN:	1527-1315 0033-8419
DOI:	10.1148/4.6.464
Popis:	WE recognize the fact that the roentgenologist who stands as a proponent of the roentgen method of treatment of exophthalmic goiter as opposed to surgical treatment is entering upon controversial ground. The surgical treatment of this disease is so firmly established and its results are so much superior to any method previously used that surgical writers may be excused for a somewhat intolerant attitude towards a new method, and especially towards a new method that has not yet been in use for a sufficient length of time to enable it to present a body of statistical proof of its effectiveness. The object of this paper is to present a summary of a somewhat careful examination of the published results of the surgical treatment of exophthalmic goiter and to compare them with the results of roentgen treatment. The history of the surgical treatment of Graves' disease covers practically the entire history of the development of general surgery. One can scarcely think of the disease without recalling the names of ...
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