. American X-ray journal . 1107 THE AMERICAN X-RAY JOURNAL. married, born in Illinois, weighs 140pounds; appeared for examination witha hard lump in the region of the gallbladder. The usual positive eliniealsymptoms of gall stone were entirelywarning. Physical examination of theliver yielded negative resnlts. but thegall bladder seemed distended withstones. The friction of the stones uponeach other could be heard with the ances. Short attacks of colic occurredat intervals for some months, followedby an intermission and a return of theparoxisms. The findings of the skia-graph were corroborated
. American X-ray journal . 1107 THE AMERICAN X-RAY JOURNAL. married, born in Illinois, weighs 140pounds; appeared for examination witha hard lump in the region of the gallbladder. The usual positive eliniealsymptoms of gall stone were entirelywarning. Physical examination of theliver yielded negative resnlts. but thegall bladder seemed distended withstones. The friction of the stones uponeach other could be heard with the ances. Short attacks of colic occurredat intervals for some months, followedby an intermission and a return of theparoxisms. The findings of the skia-graph were corroborated by an explora-tory operation, which revealed a cal-culus in a fibrous capsule infiltrated withlime salts. Case 4. A prominent Chicago prac-titioner, 60 vears old, at one time had an. ROENTGEN X RAY LASO FCH MEDffcAL l AONOW. C. FUCNO, ^rr Til. CMtrtl WA. 406 Soirttar R I Fig. 4. stcth*>scpe. An operation removed [85stones and recovery ensued. Case 3. A man 40 years old. whoweighed [90 pounds, was without an)history of jaundice or digestive distnrb- attack of colic which the doctor thoughtwas due to gall stones. The skiagraphshows dark shadows in the region of thegall bladder. At the autopsy, three gallstones were found in the viscus. THE AMERICAN X-RAY JOURNAL. 1108 A New X-Ray Tube. What promises to be one of the bestx-ray tubes yet made is known as theTruax-Greene Improved German appearance this tube slightly resem-bles the Mueller self-regulating tube,but it is larger. The vacuum is reducedby the direct admission of air throughthe capillary valve V by simply turninga milled head. It is raised by means ofan absorbent substance contained in thesmall auxiliary bulb, which is con-nected with the main tube, on the sameprinciple as in a Mueller
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