Scintigraphy and sonography in the investigation of liver metastases.

77 livers of cancer patients were examined with nuclear scintigraphy (NS) and ultrasonography (US). The overall accuracy of NS was 86% and of US 87%. The place of NS and US in the investigation of liver metastases is discussed.

Yeast bezoar formation following gastric surgery.

Yeast bezoar seems to be a relatively common late complication after various gastric operations. The incidence of bezoar depends decisively on the nature of the operation. Vagotomy in particular is conducive to the formation of a bezoar.

Thermography in diagnosing deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb.

Phlebography and thermography of the lower limbs were performed on 58 patients suspected on the basis of clinical examination to have deep venous thrombosis of the lower limb. Both thermography and phlebography were consistently positive in 34 and negative in 17 cases. The skin temperature was lowered in four cases evidently because of an arterial spasm caused by deep venous thrombosis.