In a total population of 5,127 persons, 218 were found to have nontoxic thyroid nodules,
representing 4.2% of the sample—6.4% in females and 1.5% in males. These lesions were …

IN 1948 an epidemiologic investigation of cardiovascular disease was begun in Framingham,
Massachusetts. Careful palpation of the thyroid region was included in the cardiac …

Our interest in the problem of the ingested foreign body which presents itself below the
esophagus has been stimulated by 2 cases seen within recent months at the Boston City Hospital…

Preservation of the anal sphincters in resection of the rectum can have but one aim, the
retention of fecal continence. If this aim is to be realized, the mechanism by which fecal …

AN INCREASING interest in surgery of the pancreas has been manifested since the
demonstration by Whipple, 1 in 1935, of the practicability of partial pancreatectomy for the relief of …

and Conclusions: The seventeenth case of epidermoid carcinoma arising in a pilonidal
sinus is presented. Treatment and results of reported cases are reviewed. For the sake of …

TU Molts composed of a combination of epithelial and lymphoid tissue, arising in or near the
parotid and, occasionally, the submaxillary salivary glands, have been reported with …

Abstract Summary and Conclusions: A case of squamous-cell carcinoma of the ascending
colon is presented. Two similar cases have been found in an extensive review of medical …

THROMBOSIS in the deep veins of the lower extremities has been shown to be a frequent
source of postoperative pulmonary emboli. The demonstration by Homans, 1 2 3 Frykholm 4 …

and Conclusions: Clinical and experimental evidence indicates that barium sulfate causes
minimal foreign-body reaction and generally is well tolerated when injected into the lungs, …