Differential diagnosis of the appendix by aid of the Roentgen ray / by A.J. Quimby.

  • Quimby, A. Judson (Adoniram Judson), 1875-
Date:
1913
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Credit: Differential diagnosis of the appendix by aid of the Roentgen ray / by A.J. Quimby. 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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    mine the degree of fixation. A portion of the ap- pendix may be fixed, especially the tip or end, as quite a number of the cases examined have an ad- herent tip and free shaft; this results in a movable appendix in which mobility may be deceptive when Radiograph 6.—Mrs. G. Referred by Dr. H. D. Meeker. Ap. Appendix; T.C. transverse colon. This is a curved nonfunctionating appendix the tip of which is adherent to the inner side of the cecum, while the shaft was firmly fixed to the ileum. This appen- dix under manipulation through the abdominal wall could only be displaced a very short distance, while its curved even contour could not be changed whatsoever. Careful inspection of the radio- graph will show that the tip of the appendix turns downward where attached to the cecum, literally producing a kink. The sausage like sections of bismuth can be readily perceived. the tip of the appendix does not contain the opaque salts.