RT Journal
A1 Fleshler B, Ingelfinger FJ
T1 The esophagus: Medical and surgical management.
JF A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine
JO A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1959
FD March 1
VO 103
IS 3
SP 513
OP 513
DO 10.1001/archinte.1959.00270030169032
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1959.00270030169032
AB The extensive experience of two men interested primarily in the endoscopic and surgical approaches to the esophagus is related in a clear, uncomplicated fashion in this well-printed volume. Emphasis is placed on detailed descriptions of various diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers: the use of the rigid esophagoscope; the techniques, advantages, and hazards of bouginage; and operative procedures are thoroughly covered. Physiology is not stressed, and medical management is only sketchily presented, detracting from the over-all value of the book. The anatomical pictures, taken from a Ciba publication, are clear, but many of the x-ray reproductions are hazy and the abnormal findings not well delineated. The book will be particularly useful to those interested in the manipulative aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal disorders.