The diagnosis of post-pyloric (duodenal) ulcer by means of serial radiography / by Lewis Gregory Cole.

  • Cole, Lewis Gregory, 1874-1954.
Date:
1914
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Credit: The diagnosis of post-pyloric (duodenal) ulcer by means of serial radiography / by Lewis Gregory Cole. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    demonstrate the permanency of such deformity of the cap and sphincter. The induration of an ulcer projects into the lumen of the cap, causing a displacement of bismuth Fig. 8. Profile of ulcer. a. Cap. b. Everted edges of ulcer, c, Crater of ulcer. D, Everted edge of ulcer. E, Fleck of bismuth in crater of ulcer. as constant as one’s finger-prints in a ball of putty. (Fig. 4.) It may be so small as to present only a constant dent on side of the cap (Fig. 5), or it may be so extensive as to distort the lumen of the cap beyond recognition. The process may involve one- half of the cap without distorting the other half. (Fig. 7.) In such a case the entrance of the lumen of the pyloric sphincter is an important guide in determining the centre of the cap. In some instances the ulcer is viewed in profile, so that one sees its indurated edges projecting into