Facets

1849 CE

#3451

Opération de gastrostomie pratiquée pour la première fois le 13 novembre 1849.

First gastrostomy.

1943 CE

#1040.1

Pancreozymin, a stimulant of the secretion of pancreatic enzymes in extracts of the small intestine.

1932 CE

#3552

Papers relating to the pituitary body, hypothalamus, and para-sympathetic nervous system.

Cushing advanced the theory that the hypothalamus is responsible for the development of peptic ulcer (see p. 175 et seq.). This work contains his four principal contributions to pituitary-hypothalamic interrelationshi…

1968 CE

#6840

Particles associated with Australia antigen in the sera of patients with leukemia, Down's syndrome and hepatitis.

Particles with the appearance of a virus were detected by electron microscopy in the serum of individuals with Au. These were subsequently shown to be the surface antigen particles, different from the whole virus part…

1917 CE

#1034

Physiologische und pharmakologische Versuche über die Dünndarmperistaltik.

"Trendelenburg preparation", a preparation used in determining the actions of pharmacological agents on peristalsis.

1816 CE–1817 CE

#1041.1

Précis élémentaire de physiologie. 2 vols.

The first modern physiology textbook, in which doctrine gave way to simple, precise descriptions of experimental facts. Vol. 2 contains Magendie’s classic demonstration of the importance of nitrogenous food, or …

1955 CE

#3558.2

Primary peptic ulcerations of the jejunum associated with islet cell tumors of the pancreas.

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

1922 CE

#3545

Probleme und Technik der Gastroskopie, mit der Beschreibung eines neuen Gastroskops.

Schindler made gastroscopy a “method”. See also his paper in the Münch, med. Wschr., 1922, 69, 535-37.

1882 CE

#3478

Przypadek chorobowo wzmoźonego wydzielania soku zoladkowego.

First description of gastrosuccorrhoea (“Reichmann’s disease”). German translation in Berl. klin. Wschr., 1882, 19, 606.

1891 CE

#1018.1

Quelques points de l’anatomie et de la chirurgie des voies biliaires.

“Hartmann’s pouch”, a dilatation of the neck of the gall-bladder.

1943 CE

#1040

Radioactive iron absorption by gastro-intestinal tract. Influence of anemia, anoxia, and antecedent feeding distribution in growing dogs.

An important contribution to the knowledge of iron absorption. With W. F. Bale, J. F. Ross, W. M. Balfour, and G. H. Whipple.

1888 CE

#3494

Rectal insufflation of hydrogen gas an infallible test in the diagnosis of visceral injury of the gastro-intestinal canal in penetrating wounds of the abdomen.

Senn’s method of detecting intestinal perforation by insufflation with hydrogen.

1932 CE

#3551

Regional ileitis. A pathologic and clinical entity.

“Crohn’s disease” – regional ileitis. With L. Ginzburg and G. D. Oppenheimer. "Some of Crohn's initial research into the causes of the Crohn's disease was centered around his personal convictio…

1878 CE

#3625

Remarks on cholecystotomy in dropsy of the gall-bladder.

Sims’ operation of cholecystotomy.

1875 CE

#5344.9

Remarks on the anatomy and pathological relations of a new species of liver fluke.

First complete description of Chlonorchis sinensis.

1937 CE

#3660

Resection of head of pancreas and duodenum for carcinoma – pancreatoduodenectomy.

See also the same journal, 1943, 77, 581-84.

1932 CE

#2697

Roentgen ray motion pictures of the stomach.

Camera used for direct Roentgen-cinematography.

1924 CE

#3652

Roentgenologic examination of the gallbladder.

Introduction of cholecystography.

1936 CE

#10640

Rumination number. Historical notes on rumination in man. The first historical monograph on the subject.

The first historical monograph on rumination syndrome or merycism.

1793 CE

#3428

Saggio d’osservazioni, e memoire sopra alcuni case singolari riscontrati nell’esercizio della medicina, e della anatomia pratica.

Includes (pp. 33-56) an account of perforating duodenal ulcer.

1910 CE

#1028

Studien über die spezifische Anpassung der Verdauungssäfte. III. Mittheilung.

Digital facsimile from ECHO at this link.

1921 CE

#3544

Studies in gastric secretion. Introduction.

Ryle’s tube, for obtaining specimens of gastric juice.

1924 CE

#3653

Studies in hepatic function. VI. A. The pharmacological behavior of certain dyes. B. The value of selected phthalein compounds in the estimation of hepatic function.

Bromsulphthalein test for liver function.

1895 CE

#3635

Sulla puntura del fegato a scopo diagnostico.

Liver puncture biopsy.

1943 CE

#3557

Supra-diaphragmatic section of the vagus nerves in treatment of duodenal ulcer.

Vagotomy for peptic ulcer.

1756 CE

#979

Sur la digestion des oiseaux.

Using a pet buzzard, de Réaumur succeeded in isolating the gastric juice and demonstrating its solvent effect on foods.

1855 CE

#1000

Sur le mécanisme de la formation du sucre dans le foie.

The culmination of Bernard’s work on the glycogenic function of the liver. He invented the term “internal secretion” and can be said to have started the scientific investigation of the internal secre…

1857 CE–1863 CE

#1001

Sur une fonction peu connue du pancréas. La digestion des aliments azotés. 10 pts.

Corvisart showed that pancreatic proteolysis takes place at body temperature, in acid, alkaline, or neutral media.

1730 CE

#977

Suspenseurs de l’abdomen.

“Poupart’s ligament”, the inguinal ligament.

1938 CE

#3663

Synthesis of hippuric acid in man following intravenous injection of sodium benzoate.

Intravenous hippuric acid test for liver function. With H. N. Ottenstein and H. Weltchek. See also Amer. J. Dis., 1939, 6, 716-17.

1929 CE

#3550

The “coeliac affection” – idiopathic steatorrhoeas.

Idiopathic steatorrhoea, first described by Gee (No. 3491) was extensively studied by Thaysen, in so far as it occurs in adults and adolescents in non-tropical countries. It also bears the name “Gee-Thaysen dise…

1904 CE

#5349.1

The aetiology of a parasitic disease (in Japanese)

First description of Schistosoma japonicum. Translation in Kean (No. 2368.1), p. 518.

1913 CE

#3538

The cause and treatment of certain unfavourable after-effects of gastroenterostomy.

First description of the “dumping syndrome”, so named by C. L. Mix, Surg. Clin. N. Amer., 1922, 2, 617-22. (During WWI Hertz changed his name to Hurst; see No. 8604.)

1906 CE

#1026

The chemical mechanism of gastric secretion.

Gastric secretin (gastrin) was first described by Edkins. A preliminary communication is in Proc. roy. Soc. B, 1905, 76, 376.

1904 CE

#3642

The chemistry of the urine in diseases of the pancreas.

Test for diseases of the pancreas.

1916 CE

#1033

The control of hunger in health and disease.

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1990 CE

#8684

The development of American gastroenterology

1859 CE

#3458

The diseases of the stomach.

Includes (pp. 310-31) original description of linitis plastica (“Brinton’s disease”). Brinton lectured on physiology and forensic medicine at St. Thomas’s Hospital.

1917 CE

#3649

The disturbance of the law of contrary innervation as a pathogenetic factor in the diseases of the bile ducts and the gall-bladder.

Non-surgical drainage of the gallbladder was first suggested by Meltzer. See also No. 3651.

1938 CE

#3662

The flocculation of cephalin-cholesterol emulsions by pathological sera.

Cephalin-cholesterol liver-function test.

1994 CE

#8685

The growth of gastroenterological knowledge during the 20th century.

1995 CE

#8623

The history of gastroenterology.

2019 CE

#11477

The integrative human microbiome project.

Results from this large research consortium show the influence of the microbiome on preterm birth, inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, and prediabetes leading to type II diabetes. (Th…

1921 CE–1922 CE

#1205

The internal secretion of the pancreas.

This paper reports the isolation of insulin. An extract from the pancreas of a dog, removed after ligation of the excretory duct, was found to exercise a reducing influence on the percentage of sugar in the blood. Dig…

1911 CE

#1029

The mechanical factors of digestion.

Summarized research begun in 1896. See No. 3519.

1922 CE

#1035

The mechanics of the digestive tract.

Includes (p. 111) his smooth diet for duodenal ulcer. Fourth edition entitled Introduction to gastro-enterology, 1950.

1902 CE

#1024

The mechanism of pancreatic secretion.

Demonstration of the existence of secretin in the duodenal secretion. Preliminary note in Lancet, 1902, 1, 813.

1793 CE

#2281

The morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body.

Baillie was a nephew and pupil of William Hunter. The above is the first systematic textbook of morbid anatomy, treating the subject for the first time as an independent science. See also Nos. 2736, 3167.1. Baillie wa…

1898 CE

#2687.1

The movements of the stomach studied by means of the Roentgen rays.

Cannon introduced the bismuth meal. He showed that bismuth, opaque to x rays, could be of great use in conjunction with roentgenology in the investigation of the digestive tract. See No. 1029.

1909 CE

#3531

The operative treatment of chronic constipation.

Lane’s operation for chronic intestinal stasis (“Lane’s kink”) consisted in short-circuiting the intestine.