CALCIUM CARBONATE IN GASTRIC ULCER
Abstract
To the Editor:
—Apropos of the treatment of gastroduodenal ulcer by the use of calcium carbonate, ably sponsored by Loevenhart and Crandall in The Journal, May 14, it is of historical interest to note the routine employment of this drug in the treatment of ulcer nearly a century ago (1829) by Cruveilhier, who, according to Hemmeter, was the first to describe clearly and distinguish pathologically this condition. In the Guide du médecin praticien,...