Manual of intragastric technique : practical lessons in the use of apparatus for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the stomach / by George Herschell.

  • Herschell, George, 1856-1914.
Date:
1903
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Credit: Manual of intragastric technique : practical lessons in the use of apparatus for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the stomach / by George Herschell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    From what we know of the action of these currents upon ulcerations upon the surface of the body, there is no valid reason why equally good results should not follow their application to the interior of the stomach. The methods which I adopt for the direct application of the currents of high intensity and frequency to the interior of the stomach are:— (a) By the applications of electrodes to the mucous membrane at the two extremities of the alimentary canal. That is, in the mouth and in the rectum. (b) By the application of one electrode within the mouth and one to the epigastric region. (c) By the application of an electrode to the epigastric region and one within the rectum. In using these bipolar applications of the high- frequency current, I take the electricity from the two ends of the bobine double of D'Arsonval. (Fig. 43.) In this apparatus the intensity of the high-frequency current is raised by induction, and not by resonance as in the Oudin resonator. The emeuves produced by it are soft and well borne by the patient. As the abdominal electrode I most frequently use a flat glass bottle with rounded edges which has been filled with a saturated solution of salt and water, and through the cork of which a wire projects into the interior. This may be applied directly to the skin or may be enveloped in a tightly-fitting bag of well-wetted lint. By this method we secure the passage of the high-frequency current over the surface of the mucous membrane of the stomach. The current will, of necessity, follow the path of least re-