Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-30 | Page 8 | Daily Health Service

Daily Health Service This is the second o of two articles ar ar- ar- ar tides by Dr FIshbein In which he warns against the tho injection method of treating rupture By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN I Most surgeons prefer not to attempt attempt at at- I at-I tempt surgical operations on per per persons sons cons with ruptures if It the affected ones are very young or old They hesitate also to operate on those who are exceedingly fat principally y of ot course because obese people do donot donot donot not withstand surgical opera operations lons very well The Tho chief reason for these articles ar ar- tides however is to Inform you about the so called so-called called injection method which a a popular writer is so strongly and enthusiastically supporting Perhaps I will do best tol to quote here the the- statement of a a 8 leading American surgeon In one of the systems of ot medicine and surgery He says This method is held in d disrepute by almost all surgeons and for this reason is seldom mentioned in textbooks In spite of ot this one not infrequently sees In the the medical literature arti articles les extolling its virtues I IThe The method is mentioned here not with the idea of ot recommending its use as a treatment for hernia but to point out its dangers and disadvantages The method consists consists consists con con- of ot the injection of some irritating irritating irritating tating substance about the neck of the hernia sac in the hope that adhesions adhesions adhesions ad ad- will form torm and obliterate the sac Its lilts advocates claim that several injections are necessary before beCore cure may be expected and urge the advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage o of being able to treat hernia successfully without keeping the patient away from his work vork The disadvantages of the method method meth meth- od ar are are that cures are seldom effected ef ct- ef- ef f the obvious danger of injuring ing tag some important structure in making the injection and the formation for formation mation of adhesions which greatly complicate any subsequent opera opera- tion Now In contrast to this well- well reasoned and careful statement a popular writer on medical medic l subjects sits at his desk and on the basis of the claims made by a few doctors doctors doc doe tors scattered throughout the country tries to urge his readers to submit their rupt ruptures r s to injection injection injection tion methods instead of t to the kind of treatment selected for them by the surgeons who h happen to be Intimately informed concerning the conditions in their own cases The popular adviser unfortunately unfortunate unfortunate- ly is not in possession of ot the records records records rec rec- of more than a few people who have had these injections and subsequently subsequently subsequently sub sub- developed inflammations and gangrene from which they died The writer for the public on matters matters matters mat mat- of health does best when he reflects established medical opinion and nd when he avoids urging the adoption of new procedures that await confirmation o of merits Licenses Issued ST. ST ANTHONY Idaho The Idaho The fol followIng following following fol- fol lowing marriage licenses were is issued issued is- is sued last week Kenneth Congdon 19 St St. Anthony and LaVoi Burbank Burbank Bur Bur- bank 20 Wilford James L. L Thompson Thomp Thomp- son Jr 18 Margaret A. A McKinley 15 St St. Anthony Glen Earl Stimpson son 21 and Clara Young 22 St St. StAnthony Anthony Orvill Welding 19 and Gertrude Birch 19 Rigby