The Diseases Of The Stomach Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Diseases of the Stomach Dr. Boas's Treatise on Diseases of the Stomach has experienced a most astonishing popularity, and that not only in Germany but also in other European countries. It has been translated into Russian, Italian, and Spanish, a fact which by itself is praise enough for the book; I trust that the book in its English dress will find the same acknowledgment as it has found abroad. It is to my greatest regret that I cannot carry out the idea which was presented to me when this translation was started. At that time my friend and teacher, Dr. D. D. Stewart, promised me to write the foreword to Dr. Boas's Diseases of the Stomach. But Dr. Stewart died before he could fulfil his promise. Here, I wish to take the opportunity to give expression of thanks to and of highest appreciation of the late D. D. Stewart, in whose death the medical profession in general and the specialists in gastro-enteric affections in particular have suffered a great loss. Dr. Stewart was one of the pioneers in this work in this country. His memory will always be kept sacred, wherever the study of the Diseases of the Stomach is a matter of thought. Dr. Boas's book is, as Dr. Boas himself in his preface says, particularly a book for the general practitioner, but also for the specialist and for the student. Many physicians who took a post-graduate course in the Philadelphia Polyclinic, have often expressed a desire for a translation of Boas's book. In the last few years much work pertaining to gastro-enteric diseases has been done in this country; but to have incorporated all the publications of American authors would have made the book too large, and therefore the translator has made but few additions, which are indicated by brackets [ ], and especially has taken notice of the progress made by American surgeons. It gives me great pleasure to express my cordial thanks to Dr. William J. Mayo and Dr. George E. Pfahler for their kindness in allowing me the use of the beautiful full-page plate illustration and of the excellent skiagraphs for this book, and to Drs. Walther E. Rahte and Milton K. Meyers for their assistance in the preparation of the translation, and to F. A. Davis Company for many favours extended to me by them. 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.