TWO CASES OF INTUSSUSCEPTION SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BY LAPAROTOMY; ONE PRESENTING SEVERAL UNUSUAL FEATURES.

Record of Two Cases of Extra-Uterine Pregnancy—One of Them Successfully Treated by Laparotomy and Intestinal Resection

Two Cases of Leprosy Successfully Treated

The case was one of the mixed variety; he had crooked fingers, a little thickening of the lobes of the ears in which leprosy bacilli were found, superficial anaesthesia of the legs almost up to the knees and of the forearm's and hands all round, and swelling of the ankles. General health?poor, almost emaciated, and unable to do any work. No family history of contact, but he had been in prolonge...

Cases of Sprue Treated by Laparotomy

were operated on clinical diagnosis and findings. As the cases were typical, no stool or blood examination was done These cases were not improving on the orthodox treatment of diet, vitamins, iron, and liver injections. The effect was dramatic. The loose motions stopped suddenly. The patients did not have any motions for three to four days without any discomfort. The bowels were moved by a smal...

Two cases of phobic neurosis treated successfully by behaviour therapy.

The authors, a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist, have successfully treated two cases of phobic neurosis by simple behaviour therapy consisting of Jacobson's muscle relaxation technique and systemic desensitisation, at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. The two patients, who were literally housebound because of the unpleasant symptoms of their illness, were able to mobilise themselve...

Case of Intestinal Obstruction Successfully Treated by Laparotomy

on Intestinal Obstruction in this Society, I reported five cases of laparotomy for intestinal obstruction, which were published in the November number of the Edinburgh Medical Journal. Since reporting these cases, all of which proved fatal, I have successfully operated on one patient, whose case I now beg to lay before you. The case has been written out for me by Dr Alex. Miles, who was my hous...