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E. P. RICHARDSON, M.D.; J. H. MEANS, M.D

Arch Surg. 1924;9(2):237-255.

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In the course of observation of cases of exophthalmic goiter at the Massachusetts General Hospital, data have been collected on cases which have been treated both by roentgen ray and by surgical procedures. From this clinic, Holmes and Merrill,¹ and Holmes and Means² have published the results of roentgen-ray treatment in this condition. Means and Aub³ and E. P. Richardson⁴ have made a comparison between the results of roentgen-ray treatment and surgery. C. A. Porter⁵ has reported the late results of his experience in the surgical treatment of exophthalmic goiter, based in part on cases treated in this clinic.

The question, however, as to whether surgical treatment is favorably affected by previous roentgen-ray treatment, or whether partial operations might increase the effect of roentgen-ray treatment in exophthalmic goiter has not been discussed in detail. Although the data at hand are meager, they are presented at . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the surgical services, roentgen-ray department and the medical laboratories of the Massachusetts General Hospital. The metabolism studies were aided in part by a gift from Dr. William Norton Bullard.

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