. Living anatomy and pathology; . eorge also interpretedthe dark areas above the diaphragm as being partially produced by aconsiderable amount of oedema which was present in this case andalso by compression of the lung. Plate 142 shows what appears to be a mass of enlarged mesen-teric nodes in the right side of the abdominal cavity in a child tenor eleven years old. By clinical examination it was impossible todetect hardened faeces or any tumor or foreign body. As the childdid not react to the tuberculin test, the diagnosis as to whether theenlarged glands were of tubercular origin was left in
. Living anatomy and pathology; . eorge also interpretedthe dark areas above the diaphragm as being partially produced by aconsiderable amount of oedema which was present in this case andalso by compression of the lung. Plate 142 shows what appears to be a mass of enlarged mesen-teric nodes in the right side of the abdominal cavity in a child tenor eleven years old. By clinical examination it was impossible todetect hardened faeces or any tumor or foreign body. As the childdid not react to the tuberculin test, the diagnosis as to whether theenlarged glands were of tubercular origin was left in abeyance. PLATE ABDOMEN. Boy, age 9 years. (Same subject as Plate 138.)(Dr. Percy Brown.) Exposure of stomach for 7 seconds, with respiration (dia-phragm) arrested, resulting in a more accurate portrayal ofthe gastric outline. Stomach contains about one ounce of bismuth. Note sharp outline of stomach and the greater clearness ofdetail in comparison with the same subject under long exposureshown in Plate 138. Plate 137. PLATE ABDOMEN. Boy, age 9 years. (Same subject as Plate 137.)(Dr. Percy Brown.) Stomach contains about one ounce of bismuth. Long exposure of the stomach for 13 seconds during normalrespiration. Note the blurred outline of the stomach in comparisonwith the sharply defined outline and general picture of thesame child under short exposure, 7 seconds, shown in Plate 137. Plate 138
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