Mowat, Harold, 1883- · London : H. Frowde · leaf 147
ort to force foodthrough the diminishing lumen. In later stages, asin oesophageal obstruction, when dilatation has re-sulted, these efforts are lessened, and consequentlythe peristaltic movements are diminished. The X-ray examination should never be concludedwhen a patient has only been viewed in… … Fig. 52. Gastroptosis. The tone of the stomach walls is maintamed,but the whole organ has been pulled downwards into the pelvis. idea of the shape and of the peristalsic movementsof the duodenum until the subject is lying on thetable. THE DIGESTIVE TRACT 133 In this position the lower border…
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