Excerpt from Duodenal Ulcer Among all these forms of organic disease, duodenal ulcer stands out the clearest. We are now familiar with its symptoms, we have learnt of its dangers, we 'are well equipped with the means of treating it with permanently satisfactory results. One result of this surgical discovery must be that the physician now knowing well that which formerly was not suspected, namely, the attachment of the symptoms he recognises to an organic lesion, will insist upon a much stricter and a more prolonged medical treatment, and in this way it is probable, and is sincerely to be hoped, that some at least of the cases which now seek help at the hands of the surgeon may be permanently relieved of their sufferings by this greater care, and escape the need of operative attentions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.