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Urological Roentgenology
118
American
Journal
of Surgery
Book
7The Museo Stibbert is a museum of antiquities, collected by Mr. Stibbert, an Englishman, who long resided in Italy and at his death Ieft al1 his possessions to the English Government, with the proviso that if they were not accepted, they should be given to the city of FIorence. The English Government having refused the bequest, the city of FIorence took possession of the Museum, which exceIs many in Italy and competes with the most famous abroad by the richness of its coIIection of weapons of every age and country. The magnificent cataIogue of the Museum is the work of AIfredo Lensi, head of the Ufflcio Antichita e BeIIe Arti of the city. *The Iimbs are enumerated in the cataIogue of the Museum as Nos. 3816, 3817, 3818, 3819, 3820 and depicted in TabIe 174. gThe number corresponds to that in the catalogue of the Museo Stibbert. The date is that thought probable by the Director of the Museum. 10 “Only rare examples are found from the beginning of the sixteenth century. They were in frequent use in the second haIf and also for most of the seventeenth century.” AngeIucci-Catalogue of the Royal Armory at Turin, Ivi, 1890, p. 69.
BOOK REVIEWS No reviewer’s testimony can add to the stature of Hugh Hampton Young, urologist. This work’ emphasizes once more the everlasting indebtedness of the medica profession in general, and of practitioners of uroIogy in particuIar, to the genius of the director of the Brady UroIogicaI Institute. To Young’s sound practica1 judgment, begotten by an extraordinary experience, has in this instance been added that of CharIes A. Waters, Assistant RoentgenoIogist in the same institute. The resuIt is a work distinguished by acute anaIysis and schoIarIy presentation of what heretofore has been a reIativeIy unexplored fieId of uroIogicaI activity. Much of the advancement of uroIogica1 roentgenoIogy originated at the Brady UroIogicaI Institute. The substitution of a harmIess opaque medium for the highIy toxic media first used in pyeIography was the work of one of its graduates. There, too, was designed and constructed the first combined cystoscopicroentgen-ray table, making the pyelogram a more simpIe and scientifically accurate process. Young’s adaptation of the Bucky diaphragm, with grids running transverseIy instead of IongitudinaIIy, permitted the taking of stereo1UROLOGICALROENTGENOLOGY. By Hugh H. Young M.D., F.A.C.S. and Charles A. Waters, M.D., AnnaIs of RoentgenoIogy, VoI. VII. Edited by James T. Case. 4 to, cIoth. Pp. 545, 494 iIIus. N. Y., PauI B. Hoeber, Inc., 1928.
Reviews scopic fiIms of the entire genitourinary system, and wideIy extended the diagnostic possibiIities of urologica roentgenoIogy. The scope of this work has purposeIy been narrowed, for two years ago the senior author pubIished his monumenta “Practice of UroIogy.” The present volume treats specificaIIy of urology in a11 its reIations to roentdiscusses, inter genoIogy, and trenchantIy alia, stereoscopy, ureterography, cystography, diverticuIography, VesicuIography, ampuIIovasography, topography of the graphy, kidneys, anatomy of the peIvis and calices, renaI anomalies, renaI tumors, traumatisms and foreign bodies of the urinary tract. The opening chapter deaIs with the practica1 aspects of a combined roentgenoIogica1 and uroIogica1 study of the genitourinary tract. The technique of pyeIography is IucidIy set forth. Preference is given to the gravity method of introducing the opaque medium. The authors make a biIatera1 pyeIogram unIess the condition of the patient contraindicates it. They aIso procure stereoscopic views whenever possibIe, stressing their importance especiaIIy in renaI tubercuIosis. The technique of cystoscopic examination is compIete in its delineation. Respecting pyeIoscopy, the reviewer beIieves that most uroIogists wiI1 agree with the authors in their estimate of the advantages and disadvantages of ffuoroscopy in diagnosis; for, whiIe it is interesting to observe the fiIIing of
NEW SERIES VOL.VI, No.
I
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Reviews
The authors remind us of many anatomical and physiological aspects of urological probterns, the significance of which may be overIooked because of the procIivity of the speciaIist to exaggerate factors pecuIiar to the subject of his intensive study. Thus, in the interpretation of ureterograms, it is remarked that peristaIsis often continues during the taking of the fiIm, and waves of contraction wiII be seen in films of a norma ureter, creating at times the faIse impression of the presence of stricture. Again, it is noted that, during exposure time, the movement of a ureter fiIIed with opaque medium wil1 occasionalIy cast a wider shadow than the normal, giving the erroneous appearance of uretera diIatation. The discussion of urogenita1 infections and infestations, of tubercuIosis of the genitourinary tract, and of urinary Iithiasis is vivid and concrete. Here are none of the generaIities wherein error Iurks. The case method is the vehicIe of deveIopment of these topics and the cases are made Iuminous by striking illustrations. Here as elsewhere the iIIustrator, Mr. WiIIiam P. Didusch, has done his part admirabIy. From the coIored pIate of hypernephroma, with hydronephrosis and diffuse gIomerular nephritis, which forms the frontispiece, to the deliniation of the pyelogram which it accompanies, shown on page 420, the iIIustrations are characterized by a fideIity to detail and a pictoria1 sense that visuaIize the minutest anatomica’ aspects of the subject. The pubIishers have given the volume the sumptuous dress to which a work of such merit is entitled. It is not too much to say that no practitioner of uroIogy wiI1 want to be without this work.
BOOKS RECEIVED All books received by Tbe American Journal of Surgery are listed in tbis column as soon as possible after tbeir receipt and tbis must be considered as adequate acknowledgment. Books tbat tbe Editor considers of special interest to our readers will be reviewed in a later issue. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SURGEONGENERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1028. Crown 8vo. cloth. PD. 352. Washington, D. C., Treasury Dept.; 1928. _ DIABETIC SURGERY. By Leland S. McKittrick, M.D., F.A.c.s., and Howard F. Root, M.D. 8~0, cIoth. Pp. 279, 81 iIIus. PhiIa., Lea & Febiger, 1928.
American
Journal
of Surgery
119
EXERCITATIOANATOMICADE MOTU CORDS ET SANGUINIS IN ANIMALIBUS. By William Harvey, M.D. TercentenniaI Edition. (EngIish transIation and annotations.) By Chauncey D. Leake. 8~0, cIoth, Pp. 168, IO iIIus. SpringfieId, III., CharIes C. Thomas, 1928. HANDBOOKOF MICROSCOPICALTECHNIQUE. Edited by C. E. McCIung, PH.D. 8~0, cloth. Pp. 510, 43 iIIus. N. Y., P. B. Hoeber, Inc., 1929. KONSERVATIVE FRAKTURENBEHANDLUNG.By Leopold SchSnbauer, M.D. Regular 8~0, paper. Pp. 224, 117 illus. Berlin, JuIius Springer, 1928. LA PRATIQUE CHIRUCICALE ILLUSTR~E. No. XIII. By Victor Pauchet. 8~0, paper. Pp. 273, 225 iIIus. Paris, Gaston Dorm & Cie, 1929. LA REDUCTION DES FRACTURESsous L%ORAN RADIOSCOPIOUE.Bv Dr. Radulzesco. Preface bv Pierre Duval, 8~0, paper. Pp. 198, 125 iIIus. Paris, M&son Br Cie, 1928. PARTNERSHIPS,COMBINATIONSAND ANTAGONISMSIN DISEASE. Bv Edward C. B. Ibotson. M.D. (Land.). B.S. 8~0, cIoth. Pp. 348, I I iIIus. Phila., F. A. Davis co., 1929. PROGRESSIVE MEDICINE, VoI. IV. Edited by Hobart Emery Hare, IM.D., LL.D., assisted by Leighton F. AppIeman, M.D. 8~0, cloth. Pp. 431, 76 iIIus. PhiIa., Lea & Febiger, 1928. REGIONAL ANESTHESIA. Its Technic & CIinicaI AppIication. By Gaston Labat. 8~0, cIoth. Pp. 567, 367 iIIus. PhiIa., W. B. Saunders Co., 1928. RENE THEOPHILE HYACINTHE LAENNEC. Reprinted with additions from ANNALS OF MEDICAL HISTORY, Vol. g, No. I, March, 1927. By GeraId B. Webb, M.D. 12mo, cIoth. Pp. 166, 13 illus. N. Y., PauI B. Hoeber, Inc., 1928. ROENTGENOLOGY. Its EarIy History, Some Basic Physical PrincipIes and the Protective Measures. Reprinted, with additions, from THE AMERICAN JOURNALOF ROENTGENOLOGY ANDRADIUMTHERAPY, Vol. 18. No. $. Nov.. 1027. Bv G. W. C. Kave. o.B.E.. M.A., DISC.,<~Inst. P.<2’mo, cloth. Pp. 17;, ig iII& N. Y., PauI B. Hoeber, Inc., 1928. THE SURGICI\L CI_INICSOF NORTHAMERICA.New York Number. VoI. 8, No. 5, Oct., 1928. 8~0, paper. Pp. 297, 14~ iIIus. PhiIa., W. B. Saunders Co., 1928. LA TACTIQUEOP~RATOIRE.TAIXIQUE OPI~RATOIRE DES VOIES BILJAIRES.By W. M. Stern and R. Fourche. Svo, paper. Pp. 296, 203 illus. Paris, Gaston Doin et Cie, 1929. A
TEXT-BOOK OF PATHOLOGY. Ed. 4, thoroughly revised. By William G. MacCaIIum, M.D. 8~0, cloth. Pp. I 177, 606 iIIus. Phila, W. B. Saunders Co., 1928.
THROMBO-ANGIITIS OBLITERANS. CIinicaI PhysioIogic and Pathologic ._ Studies (Mavo _ CIinic Monographs). - _ By George E. Brown, M.D. and Edgar V. AIIen, M.D., coIIaboratinp: in DathoIonv with Howard R. Mahorner, M.D. Izrno, cIothr”Pp. 219, 62 iIIus. Phila., W. B. Saunders Co., 1928.
American
Journal
of Surgery
Book
7The Museo Stibbert is a museum of antiquities, collected by Mr. Stibbert, an Englishman, who long resided in Italy and at his death Ieft al1 his possessions to the English Government, with the proviso that if they were not accepted, they should be given to the city of FIorence. The English Government having refused the bequest, the city of FIorence took possession of the Museum, which exceIs many in Italy and competes with the most famous abroad by the richness of its coIIection of weapons of every age and country. The magnificent cataIogue of the Museum is the work of AIfredo Lensi, head of the Ufflcio Antichita e BeIIe Arti of the city. *The Iimbs are enumerated in the cataIogue of the Museum as Nos. 3816, 3817, 3818, 3819, 3820 and depicted in TabIe 174. gThe number corresponds to that in the catalogue of the Museo Stibbert. The date is that thought probable by the Director of the Museum. 10 “Only rare examples are found from the beginning of the sixteenth century. They were in frequent use in the second haIf and also for most of the seventeenth century.” AngeIucci-Catalogue of the Royal Armory at Turin, Ivi, 1890, p. 69.
BOOK REVIEWS No reviewer’s testimony can add to the stature of Hugh Hampton Young, urologist. This work’ emphasizes once more the everlasting indebtedness of the medica profession in general, and of practitioners of uroIogy in particuIar, to the genius of the director of the Brady UroIogicaI Institute. To Young’s sound practica1 judgment, begotten by an extraordinary experience, has in this instance been added that of CharIes A. Waters, Assistant RoentgenoIogist in the same institute. The resuIt is a work distinguished by acute anaIysis and schoIarIy presentation of what heretofore has been a reIativeIy unexplored fieId of uroIogicaI activity. Much of the advancement of uroIogica1 roentgenoIogy originated at the Brady UroIogicaI Institute. The substitution of a harmIess opaque medium for the highIy toxic media first used in pyeIography was the work of one of its graduates. There, too, was designed and constructed the first combined cystoscopicroentgen-ray table, making the pyelogram a more simpIe and scientifically accurate process. Young’s adaptation of the Bucky diaphragm, with grids running transverseIy instead of IongitudinaIIy, permitted the taking of stereo1UROLOGICALROENTGENOLOGY. By Hugh H. Young M.D., F.A.C.S. and Charles A. Waters, M.D., AnnaIs of RoentgenoIogy, VoI. VII. Edited by James T. Case. 4 to, cIoth. Pp. 545, 494 iIIus. N. Y., PauI B. Hoeber, Inc., 1928.
Reviews scopic fiIms of the entire genitourinary system, and wideIy extended the diagnostic possibiIities of urologica roentgenoIogy. The scope of this work has purposeIy been narrowed, for two years ago the senior author pubIished his monumenta “Practice of UroIogy.” The present volume treats specificaIIy of urology in a11 its reIations to roentdiscusses, inter genoIogy, and trenchantIy alia, stereoscopy, ureterography, cystography, diverticuIography, VesicuIography, ampuIIovasography, topography of the graphy, kidneys, anatomy of the peIvis and calices, renaI anomalies, renaI tumors, traumatisms and foreign bodies of the urinary tract. The opening chapter deaIs with the practica1 aspects of a combined roentgenoIogica1 and uroIogica1 study of the genitourinary tract. The technique of pyeIography is IucidIy set forth. Preference is given to the gravity method of introducing the opaque medium. The authors make a biIatera1 pyeIogram unIess the condition of the patient contraindicates it. They aIso procure stereoscopic views whenever possibIe, stressing their importance especiaIIy in renaI tubercuIosis. The technique of cystoscopic examination is compIete in its delineation. Respecting pyeIoscopy, the reviewer beIieves that most uroIogists wiI1 agree with the authors in their estimate of the advantages and disadvantages of ffuoroscopy in diagnosis; for, whiIe it is interesting to observe the fiIIing of
NEW SERIES VOL.VI, No.
I
Book
Reviews
The authors remind us of many anatomical and physiological aspects of urological probterns, the significance of which may be overIooked because of the procIivity of the speciaIist to exaggerate factors pecuIiar to the subject of his intensive study. Thus, in the interpretation of ureterograms, it is remarked that peristaIsis often continues during the taking of the fiIm, and waves of contraction wiII be seen in films of a norma ureter, creating at times the faIse impression of the presence of stricture. Again, it is noted that, during exposure time, the movement of a ureter fiIIed with opaque medium wil1 occasionalIy cast a wider shadow than the normal, giving the erroneous appearance of uretera diIatation. The discussion of urogenita1 infections and infestations, of tubercuIosis of the genitourinary tract, and of urinary Iithiasis is vivid and concrete. Here are none of the generaIities wherein error Iurks. The case method is the vehicIe of deveIopment of these topics and the cases are made Iuminous by striking illustrations. Here as elsewhere the iIIustrator, Mr. WiIIiam P. Didusch, has done his part admirabIy. From the coIored pIate of hypernephroma, with hydronephrosis and diffuse gIomerular nephritis, which forms the frontispiece, to the deliniation of the pyelogram which it accompanies, shown on page 420, the iIIustrations are characterized by a fideIity to detail and a pictoria1 sense that visuaIize the minutest anatomica’ aspects of the subject. The pubIishers have given the volume the sumptuous dress to which a work of such merit is entitled. It is not too much to say that no practitioner of uroIogy wiI1 want to be without this work.
BOOKS RECEIVED All books received by Tbe American Journal of Surgery are listed in tbis column as soon as possible after tbeir receipt and tbis must be considered as adequate acknowledgment. Books tbat tbe Editor considers of special interest to our readers will be reviewed in a later issue. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SURGEONGENERAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1028. Crown 8vo. cloth. PD. 352. Washington, D. C., Treasury Dept.; 1928. _ DIABETIC SURGERY. By Leland S. McKittrick, M.D., F.A.c.s., and Howard F. Root, M.D. 8~0, cIoth. Pp. 279, 81 iIIus. PhiIa., Lea & Febiger, 1928.
American
Journal
of Surgery
119
EXERCITATIOANATOMICADE MOTU CORDS ET SANGUINIS IN ANIMALIBUS. By William Harvey, M.D. TercentenniaI Edition. (EngIish transIation and annotations.) By Chauncey D. Leake. 8~0, cIoth, Pp. 168, IO iIIus. SpringfieId, III., CharIes C. Thomas, 1928. HANDBOOKOF MICROSCOPICALTECHNIQUE. Edited by C. E. McCIung, PH.D. 8~0, cloth. Pp. 510, 43 iIIus. N. Y., P. B. Hoeber, Inc., 1929. KONSERVATIVE FRAKTURENBEHANDLUNG.By Leopold SchSnbauer, M.D. Regular 8~0, paper. Pp. 224, 117 illus. Berlin, JuIius Springer, 1928. LA PRATIQUE CHIRUCICALE ILLUSTR~E. No. XIII. By Victor Pauchet. 8~0, paper. Pp. 273, 225 iIIus. Paris, Gaston Dorm & Cie, 1929. LA REDUCTION DES FRACTURESsous L%ORAN RADIOSCOPIOUE.Bv Dr. Radulzesco. Preface bv Pierre Duval, 8~0, paper. Pp. 198, 125 iIIus. Paris, M&son Br Cie, 1928. PARTNERSHIPS,COMBINATIONSAND ANTAGONISMSIN DISEASE. Bv Edward C. B. Ibotson. M.D. (Land.). B.S. 8~0, cIoth. Pp. 348, I I iIIus. Phila., F. A. Davis co., 1929. PROGRESSIVE MEDICINE, VoI. IV. Edited by Hobart Emery Hare, IM.D., LL.D., assisted by Leighton F. AppIeman, M.D. 8~0, cloth. Pp. 431, 76 iIIus. PhiIa., Lea & Febiger, 1928. REGIONAL ANESTHESIA. Its Technic & CIinicaI AppIication. By Gaston Labat. 8~0, cIoth. Pp. 567, 367 iIIus. PhiIa., W. B. Saunders Co., 1928. RENE THEOPHILE HYACINTHE LAENNEC. Reprinted with additions from ANNALS OF MEDICAL HISTORY, Vol. g, No. I, March, 1927. By GeraId B. Webb, M.D. 12mo, cIoth. Pp. 166, 13 illus. N. Y., PauI B. Hoeber, Inc., 1928. ROENTGENOLOGY. Its EarIy History, Some Basic Physical PrincipIes and the Protective Measures. Reprinted, with additions, from THE AMERICAN JOURNALOF ROENTGENOLOGY ANDRADIUMTHERAPY, Vol. 18. No. $. Nov.. 1027. Bv G. W. C. Kave. o.B.E.. M.A., DISC.,<~Inst. P.<2’mo, cloth. Pp. 17;, ig iII& N. Y., PauI B. Hoeber, Inc., 1928. THE SURGICI\L CI_INICSOF NORTHAMERICA.New York Number. VoI. 8, No. 5, Oct., 1928. 8~0, paper. Pp. 297, 14~ iIIus. PhiIa., W. B. Saunders Co., 1928. LA TACTIQUEOP~RATOIRE.TAIXIQUE OPI~RATOIRE DES VOIES BILJAIRES.By W. M. Stern and R. Fourche. Svo, paper. Pp. 296, 203 illus. Paris, Gaston Doin et Cie, 1929. A
TEXT-BOOK OF PATHOLOGY. Ed. 4, thoroughly revised. By William G. MacCaIIum, M.D. 8~0, cloth. Pp. I 177, 606 iIIus. Phila, W. B. Saunders Co., 1928.
THROMBO-ANGIITIS OBLITERANS. CIinicaI PhysioIogic and Pathologic ._ Studies (Mavo _ CIinic Monographs). - _ By George E. Brown, M.D. and Edgar V. AIIen, M.D., coIIaboratinp: in DathoIonv with Howard R. Mahorner, M.D. Izrno, cIothr”Pp. 219, 62 iIIus. Phila., W. B. Saunders Co., 1928.