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TUMEFACTIVE LESIONS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE

TUMEFACTIVE LESIONS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE For many years the results of roentgenologic examination of the small intestine were unsatisfactory. Recent experience, however, leads one to believe that the accuracy of this method is nearly comparable to that which obtains in the roentgenologic examination of the stomach and colon. With the aid of proctoscopy and peroral endoscopy, the entire length of the alimentary canal now may be explored with confidence for the presence of disease. Although individual tumefactive lesions occur infrequently in the small intestine, in the aggregate they make up a fair proportion of all the pathologic conditions (excluding duodenal ulcer) encountered by the roentgenologist in this division of the gastrointestinal tract. These lesions include both neoplastic and non-neoplastic varieties. The granulomas or nonneoplastic tumefactions are due in most instances to chronic nonspecific enteritis or to tuberculosis. Granulomas caused by other inflammatory conditions such as actinomycosis, syphilis and lymphogranuloma venereum have been described but they http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

TUMEFACTIVE LESIONS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE

GOOD, C. ALLEN
JAMA , Volume 117 (11) – Sep 13, 1941
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1941 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1941.02820370019006
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Abstract

For many years the results of roentgenologic examination of the small intestine were unsatisfactory. Recent experience, however, leads one to believe that the accuracy of this method is nearly comparable to that which obtains in the roentgenologic examination of the stomach and colon. With the aid of proctoscopy and peroral endoscopy, the entire length of the alimentary canal now may be explored with confidence for the presence of disease. Although individual tumefactive lesions occur infrequently in the small intestine, in the aggregate they make up a fair proportion of all the pathologic conditions (excluding duodenal ulcer) encountered by the roentgenologist in this division of the gastrointestinal tract. These lesions include both neoplastic and non-neoplastic varieties. The granulomas or nonneoplastic tumefactions are due in most instances to chronic nonspecific enteritis or to tuberculosis. Granulomas caused by other inflammatory conditions such as actinomycosis, syphilis and lymphogranuloma venereum have been described but they

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Published: Sep 13, 1941

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