THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND RENAL DISEASE

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Article1 April 1936THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND RENAL DISEASEHARRY GAUSS, F.A.C.P.HARRY GAUSS, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-10-1373 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptClinically disease of the kidney and disease of the gastrointestinal tract are clearly differentiated in a majority of the cases. Frequently, however, the various types of renal disease give rise to symptoms referred mainly or even exclusively to the gastrointestinal tract. In a majority of these cases a careful examination will reveal the source of the disturbance. In some instances, however, severe gastrointestinal distress alone may result from pathological changes in the urinary tract which are not detected in a routine examination. It is with this group of cases that this paper is concerned. The digestive disturbances are purely functional...References BENCE-JONES H: Philos. Trans. Roy. Soc. London, 1845, cxxxv, 335. Cited by FISKE C. J.: Observations on the "alkaline tide," after meals, Jr. Biol. Chem., 1921, xlix, 163. Google Scholar BRAASH WF: Stricture of ureter, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1928, xci, 1263-1268. CrossrefGoogle Scholar CUNNINGHAM DJ: Textbook of anatomy, 4 Ed., 1909, Wm. Wood & Company N. Y. Google Scholar DABNEY MY: Differential diagnosis of ureteral stricture and chronic appendicitis, South. Med. Jr., 1924, xvii, 439-444. CrossrefGoogle Scholar ELWYN H: Some present day concepts in nephritis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, clxxix, 149-166. CrossrefGoogle Scholar FORMAN J: Renal factor in evaluating the patient with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms, Internat. Clin., 1929, ii, 64-80. Google Scholar FOWLER OS: Effect of general visceroptosis upon adrenal gland, Urol. and Cutan. Rev., 1933, xxxvii, 519-526. Google Scholar FRIEDENWALD JM: Relation between gastric and renal disease, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 524-529. CrossrefGoogle Scholar GINSBERG HM: Symptoms of ureteral obstruction and their simulation of abdominal disease requiring operation, Med. Jr. and Rec., 1928, cxxviii, 211-213. Google Scholar HELWIGSCHUTZ FCCB: Liver kidney syndrome, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1932, lv, 570-580. Google Scholar HINMAN F: Renal structure and function (In Nelson's Loose-Leaf Living Surgery, Vol. 6, 1928, Thomas Nelson and Sons, New York). Google Scholar HOWARDLECOCQ HWM: Chronic ureteritis, Northwest Med., 1927, xxvi, 154-157. Google Scholar HUBBARD RS: Association of renal and gastric disorders with constancy of urinary reaction, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1930, ix, 37-41. CrossrefGoogle Scholar HUNNER GL: Ureteral stricture: etiology, diagnosis, pathology and treatment of new abdominal syndrome, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1927, clxxiii, 157-164. Google Scholar JELLIFFEWHITE SEWA: Diseases of the nervous system, 1923, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar KELLYBURNAM HACF: Diseases of the kidneys, ureters and bladder, 1914, D. Appleton and Company, New York. Google Scholar KUNTZ A: The autonomic nervous system, 1929, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar LONGYEAR HW: Nephrocoloptosis, 1914, C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis. Google Scholar MORRISSEY JH: Renal factor in chronic gastrointestinal symptomatology, Rhode Island Med. Jr., 1928, xi, 71-76. Google Scholar SAMUELSKERN AH: Hydronephrosis with gastrointestinal symptoms, Urol. and Cutan. Rev., 1926, xxx, 644. Google Scholar WATKINSCUMMING JTRE: Significance of ureteral stricture in relation to abdominal and other symptoms, ANN. INT. MED., 1928, i, 707-728. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Denver, Colorado*Read before the Eighteenth Annual Clinical Session of the American College of Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, April 20, 1934. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAbdominal pain in pneumoniaThe Intestinal Phase in Urologic Disease: General ConsiderationsGastro-intestinal symptoms from cardiovascular disease 1 April 1936Volume 9, Issue 10Page: 1373-1379KeywordsGastrointestinal tractRenal diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...