. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . 1 f Fig. I. Roentgenogram Taken in the Anteropos-terior Position. November 1917. He stated that his presenttrouble began five years ago by sharpintermittent pains striking him in theupper part of the back about the shoulderblades. At first these pains were of no con-sequence but after a few months they ma-terially hindered him in his work. Somesix months later he began to complain ofgastric distress and the usual signs of in-digestion. It appears that a few minutesafter eating the patient experienced a sen-sation of
. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . 1 f Fig. I. Roentgenogram Taken in the Anteropos-terior Position. November 1917. He stated that his presenttrouble began five years ago by sharpintermittent pains striking him in theupper part of the back about the shoulderblades. At first these pains were of no con-sequence but after a few months they ma-terially hindered him in his work. Somesix months later he began to complain ofgastric distress and the usual signs of in-digestion. It appears that a few minutesafter eating the patient experienced a sen-sation of fullness in the epigastrium asso-ciated with eructations of gas. After a timethese distressing symptoms disappearedand left him with a sensation of nausea. A very interesting factor in the historyat this period of his illness, was thatwalking or standing relieved this temporaryindisposition on the part of the digestiveapparatus. In the latter part of his illnessthe patient began to experience pains inthe back during the late sleeping hours ofthe night and suffered from ins
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