The diseases of the stomach / by Dr. C.A. Ewald.

  • Ewald, C. A. (Carl Anton), 1845-1915.
Date:
1900, ©1897
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Credit: The diseases of the stomach / by Dr. C.A. Ewald. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PEEFACE TO THE SECOND AMERICAN EDITION. The great progress wliich. lias been made in our knowledge of the diseases of the stomach since the appearance of the first edition of this work in 1892 has rendered a new edition necessary. This is based upon the last (third) German edition, which was published in 1893, which, as may be learned from Prof. Ewald's preface, was a complete revision of the earlier work. With few exceptions I have followed the author's text and have everywhere presented his views, even where subsequent mvestigations have since modified them. The current opinions have been appended, attention being at the same time called to the change. In addition, much new matter has been incorporated into the text and footnotes. Al- though I have endeavored to render the revision as complete as possible, it is probable that I have failed to include everji:hing which was worthy of notice. The literature on the diseases of the stomach is now so extensive that to have included everything would have been mipossible. New illustrations have been added, so that the present edition contains thirteen figures which are not in the German edition. A number of the other figures has also been redrawn. All the new matter and illustrations have been inclosed in [ ]• An esteemed reviewer of the first edition has taken exception to the naming of special manufactures of drugs and food products. Although I agree entirely with him on this point, yet this was un- avoidable ; for it had only been done wherever Prof. Ewald has recommended specific preparations which were unknown to the