Identifier: americanjournroen08ameruoft (find matches)
Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society
Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ooththroughout, the pylorus lies in the midlinetucked up against the liver. The distal onethird of the stomach empties in two hours(Fig. 2), leaving approximately one fourthof the meal in the proximal portion at thistime. At six hours (Fig. 3) the stomach isempty and the meal extends throughout theproximal colon. The cecum lies in the middleof the hepatic margin and the ascendingcolon follows the course of this margin inthe usual non-rotated, non-descending posi-tion. No other portion of the tract is foundin the hernia. The treatment consisted in diminishingthe size and the quality of the formula used,with frequent feedings and careful attentionto the hysterical element present. The vomit- Society, Catalina Island, California. June 17-19, 1920. 383 384 Congenital Non-rotation of the Stomach ing disappeared when the proper formulawas found, recurring for a few days inOctober, 1919. Renewed attention to thefeeding and sedatives was followed by acomplete disappearance of the symptoms. At
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Fig. 2. Case 4103. At two-hour distal one thirdempty; proximal two thirds of stomach full. twenty-five months this patient has the nor-mal health and development for a child ofher age. The findings in this case check vervclosely with the position of the stomach inthe embryo as seen from its first appearanceup to the II mm. stage (Fig. 4). The stom- ach arises as a bulge from the esophagus atabout 5 mm. of development and remains inthis position, above the liver, until after thefetus attains 11 to 15 mm. At this time thestomach rotates to the left and a diverti-

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