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Show Injections For Hernia Need Truss By DR. JAMES W. BARTON (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) DURING the last World war, there was a large number of recruits found to have hernia. They had the choice of under- I going an oper- TODAY'S ation or drop- u CHIT II ping out of the "tALI H army. Those COLUMN that underwent 1 an operation were in a hospital hospi-tal three to four weeks, remained re-mained home another three weeks, after which they were usually allowed to go on full duty. What about the injection method of treating hernia? The injection method was in bad standing with the medical profession at that time owing to the fact that it was being done by other than physicians physi-cians or by physicians physi-cians without sufficient suffi-cient surgical training. train-ing. In addition to this, the fluid used to sclerose or hard- Dr. Barton en the tissues to prevent hernia coming com-ing through was not always satisfactory. satis-factory. Ninety Percent Cured. Today, some surgeons report 90 per cent cures In carefully selected cases, while the lowest percentage of cases selected for the Injection method is now about 30 per cent, 90 per cent of which obtain a cure. What type of hernia is suitable for the injection method? While surgeons sur-geons are not In complete agreement agree-ment on what are suitable cases, it is agreed that (a) hernias that have occurred recently, re-cently, (b) hernias in thin individuals, (c) those in which the hernia can be readily pushed back into the abdomen, and (d) those who are older and would not undergo operation too well can be called suitable cases for the injection method. Truss Necessary. Dr. Lazarius Manoil of New York city, in Archives of Surgery, states that, in addition to a safe and effective ef-fective "hardening" substance, the use of a well-fitting truss is absolutely abso-lutely necessary. The truss must be worn day and night during the entire en-tire time the injections are given two or three times weekly for six to eight weeks. After injections have been completed, the patient must remove the truss at night but ' wear it during the day for four to six months. 0 New Treatment for Varicose Ulcers "NE of the mean ailments often ' found in hospital clinics is varicose vari-cose ulcers. Varicose ulcer is due to weak veins. Just as one can inherit strong blood vessels arteries and veins so can one Inherit weak vessels. Certain work, such as standing, causes varicose veins and ulcers, but Dr. Josephus C. Luke, Royal Victoria Vic-toria hospital, Montreal, in the Canadian Ca-nadian Medical Association Journal, points out that the tendency toward varicose veins is always present In these cases. In order to save time of patients, nurses and physicians, Dr. Luke reports re-ports upon a method of treatment which combines most of the good points of other methods of treatment. treat-ment. This treatment consists of tying ty-ing oft of the great surface vein of the leg high up near the groin and then injecting a hardening solution down the vein in the lowest part of the leg. Dr. Luke had performed 146 such operations upon 128 patients during the previous 16 months, 88 being for uncomplicated varicose veins and 58 in which a varicose ulcer was also present. These operations were performed per-formed under a local anesthetic patient not put to sleep in the outpatient out-patient operating room, the patient returning home immediately after the operation. What were the results following this method? "The healing of the long-standing ulcers following this method is phenomenal. The pain is relieved immediately. Recent ulcers beal in a week and long-standing ulcers in about six weeks." The patient pa-tient is allowed to walk about at home for about a week and a strapping, strap-ping, applied following operation, is worn for about one month after the ulcer is healed. QUESTION BOX Q. Two or three hours after I have eaten I get a burning pain in my stomach. The only relief is more food or liquid. I'm always getting shooting pains from my side to my stomach. My doctor told me that I had a touch of ulcer. A. As yon get the pain two or three hours after eating it is likely that your doctor states that you have or are getting an ulcer. Diet and alkalies are the usual treatment. treat-ment. I |