A case of acute gastric ulcer of the anterior wall / Anthony Bassler.

  • Bassler, Anthony, 1874-
Date:
1911
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Credit: A case of acute gastric ulcer of the anterior wall / Anthony Bassler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Physical Examination.—The patient’s facial expression was that of intense suffering while sitting and changed to one of complete relief when lying. The lungs were normal, and the heart also, excej)ting a hemic blow over the body which was transmitted to the vessels of the neck. The skin and mucous 1-—Showing the patient and the location of the subjective pain, the point of tenderness on pressure and the plastic exudate. There was no referred pain or tenderness in the back. membranes \vere abnormally pale. There w'as but slierht development in the soft body tissues; the long chest and abdomen ])resented the type of a girl. On palpation the abdomen was held contracted, especially on the left side, and iiotably the left rectus muscle. An area of e.xquisite tender-