. International record of medicine . uctions, I have preferred touse the term gastrodiaphany instead of gastrodiapha-noscopy, as it was previously termed. I intended therebyto express that translumination was not able to replace thelooking into or taking into view the interior of the stom-ach ; it is only possible by this method to make the stom- * Ne„ York MeUieal Joiinial. May 28, 18a2, iv 380. «28 EINHORN: ON OASTRODIAPHANY. [N. Y. Mkd. Jocb., ach translucent, and thus to examine its (condition of trans-luccncy. The word gastrodiaphany (transiucency of thestomach) should in this way immedia
. International record of medicine . uctions, I have preferred touse the term gastrodiaphany instead of gastrodiapha-noscopy, as it was previously termed. I intended therebyto express that translumination was not able to replace thelooking into or taking into view the interior of the stom-ach ; it is only possible by this method to make the stom- * Ne„ York MeUieal Joiinial. May 28, 18a2, iv 380. «28 EINHORN: ON OASTRODIAPHANY. [N. Y. Mkd. Jocb., ach translucent, and thus to examine its (condition of trans-luccncy. The word gastrodiaphany (transiucency of thestomach) should in this way immediately indicate that themethod enables one to judge about the contours, size, andposition of the stomach ; further also to determine whetherthe anterior wall of the stomach is not greatly thickened oroccupied by a tumor, as under these circumstances thequality of transiucency of the stomach would be decreasedor entirely extinguished. The method of gastrodiaphany has been describedabove. I would add that I use Fords storage battery,. Pig. 2.—TranBltimiuated zone of a normal stomach. (.Schematic.) being the most suitable for the purpose, and that I exam-ine the patient either in a standing or a recumbent stomach presents itself as an illuminated zone of areddish hue on the abdominal walls; its contours can bediscerned more accurately by pressing with the band onthe abdomen in the neighborhood of the transluminationfigure, or, speaking more correctly, by counter-pressing thestomach. By means of this manipulation the point inquestion is brought nearer to the source of light, in casethe stomach is situated beneath it. Normally the trans-lumination zone of the stomach is found in every is of interest to observe that the stomach moves far- ther down during a forced inspiration—i. e.,luraination zone is seen to descend. During a the trans-strong con-
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