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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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ig6<strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Practice <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>oisSchleich's solution. Dr. Fenton B. Turck spoke on the "Diagnosis <strong>of</strong> SurgicalDiseases <strong>of</strong> the Stomach," and he described the gyromele, a flexiblecable or spiral closely covered with s<strong>of</strong>t rubber with a sponge on the endto be revolved <strong>in</strong>side the stomach by means <strong>of</strong> a spr<strong>in</strong>g. "The revolution<strong>of</strong> the sponge and cable with<strong>in</strong> the stomach are readily palpable upon theabdom<strong>in</strong>al wall." Turck had shown this before the New York Academy <strong>of</strong>Medic<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> May, 1895. He f<strong>in</strong>ally mentioned the use <strong>of</strong> x-ray as valuable<strong>in</strong> sound<strong>in</strong>g the stomach with this <strong>in</strong>strument.(This may have been the<strong>in</strong>ception <strong>of</strong> fluoroscopic exam<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> the stomach. It occurred <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois.)The surgical program <strong>in</strong>cluded a general discussion <strong>of</strong> the Dixon decision.1898Dr. Robert H. Babcock read a paper on "Diagnosis and DifferentialDiagnosis <strong>of</strong> Pulmonary Abscess and Gangrene—Surgical Treatment,"which was discussed by Dr. L. L. McArthur. Noth<strong>in</strong>g was said about x-rayexam<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> the chest. Dr. A. E. Halstead read a paper on "Treatment <strong>of</strong>Acute Abscess and Gangrene <strong>of</strong> the Lungs," advis<strong>in</strong>g rib resection andpneumonotomy.There followed a paper by Dr. Jacob Frank on "Pathological Histology<strong>of</strong> Intest<strong>in</strong>al Union after the use <strong>of</strong> the Frank Bone Coupler."1899Dr. E. W. Andrews read another paper on his imbrication operation forradical cure <strong>of</strong> hernia, a subject he had presented at the 1895 meet<strong>in</strong>g. Hestated that he now had performed 309 such operations, and McArthur haddone 45, Eagelson 27 and Cole 24. Dr. Alexander H. Ferguson presenteda paper on "Adipose Tissue, an Etiologic Factor <strong>in</strong> Hernia"; he said fattyhernia was known to Morgagni <strong>in</strong> 1745.Drs. Andrews and D. N. Eisendrath gave a jo<strong>in</strong>t paper on "The SurgicalTreatment <strong>of</strong> Hemorrhage from Gastric Ulcers" with reports <strong>of</strong> twocases and with pert<strong>in</strong>ent animal experiments. They presented an adequatereview <strong>of</strong> the literature, cover<strong>in</strong>g the sites <strong>of</strong> hemorrhage and the methods<strong>of</strong> operat<strong>in</strong>g, and credit<strong>in</strong>g Mikulicz with the first case treated <strong>in</strong> 1887.Two papers on goiter were presented, the first by Dr. A. I. Bouffleur andthe second by Dr. Karl Doepfner <strong>of</strong> Chicago (Senn's assistant). Both essayistsadvised partial thyroidectomy after an attempt at prolonged rest cure,us<strong>in</strong>g only local anesthesia <strong>in</strong> such cases, never chlor<strong>of</strong>orm.1900In the transactions <strong>of</strong> this meet<strong>in</strong>g there appears a report <strong>of</strong> the 4thIll<strong>in</strong>ois Volunteer Infantry <strong>in</strong> the war with Spa<strong>in</strong>. Ill<strong>in</strong>ois mobilized 10,000

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