The American Association
for
Thoracic Surgery
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
MAY 9, 10, 11, 1933
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Program
Officers
President, GEORGE P. MULLER, Philadelphia
Vice President, GEORGE J. HEUER, New York City
Secretary, DUFF S. ALLEN, St. Louis
Treasurer, EDWARD D. CHURCHILL, Boston
Thursday, May 11
9:00
a.m.
1. Bronchiectasis.
Dr.
James A. Miller, New York City.
2. Selective Surgical Collapse for Lung Abscess.
Dr.
Richard H. Overholt, Boston.
3. Fixation
of Chest Lesions With Subsequent Compression.
Dr.
W. P. Herbert, Asheville.
4. Oidiomycosis of the Lungs.
Dr.
David T. Smith, Durham, N. C.
5. Experimental
Pulmonary Lesions of Aspergillus Niger: Superimposition of This Fungus on
Experimental Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Dr.
Norman Bethune, Montreal.
6. Suture of the Lung.
Dr.
Frank S. Dolley, Los Angeles.
7. Intrapleural Pneumolysis. A Critical Review.
Dr.
Julian A. Moore, Asheville.
The American Association
for
Thoracic Surgery
WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 9, 10, 11, 1933
Program
Tuesday, May 9
9:00 a.m. National
Museum Building.
1. Business
Meeting of the Association.
2. The
Results of Phrenic Nerve Operations in 225 Cases With a Discussion of the
Technique of the Operations.
Dr.
H. Ryerson Decker, Pittsburgh.
3. An
Estimate of the Value of Phrenic Nerve Interruption for Phthisis Based on 654
Cases.
Dr.
John Alexander, and Dr. Lawrence Nehil, Ann Arbor.
4. Experimental
Study of the Effect of Phrenieeetomy on Cough.
Dr. Herbert A. Carlson,
Minneapolis, Dr. Harry C. Ballon, Montreal,
Dr. Hugh M. Wilson and Dr.
Evarts A. Graham, St. Louis.
5. Thoracoplasty.
Dr.
E. J. O'Brien, Detroit.
6. The
Operative Mortality From Thoraeoplasty in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Analysis of 6
Fatal Cases.
Dr.
H. L. Beye, Iowa City.
7. A Study
of 150 Cases of Thoracoplasty for Pulmonary Tuberculosis During the Past Two
Years-Reflection of Technique and Results.
Dr.
Pol. N. Coryllos, New York City.
8. Bronchogenic
Carcinoma. Special Reference to Its Classification, Prognosis and Treatment.
Dr.
Louis H. Clerf and Dr. B. L. Crawford, Philadelphia.
1:00 p.m.
1. Collapse
Therapy and the Ambulatory Patient.
Dr.
J. A. Myers, Minneapolis.
2. The
Future Surgical Status of the Collapse Therapy Patient.
Dr.
T. J. Kinsella, Oak Terrace, Minn.
3. Pneumocavernolysis
in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis With Cavitation.
Dr.
Harold Neuhof, New York City.
4. Non-Penetrating
Wounds of the Heart. The Cardiac Manifestations Brought About by Acute
Peripheral Compression.
Dr.
Claude 8. Beck and Dr. Ernest Bright, Cleveland.
5. Removal of
Needle From the Heart With Eleetrocardiographie Studies Before, During, and
After Operation.
Dr.
Francis Scrimger, Montreal.
6. The
Diagnosis and Treatment of Encapsulated Empyemata.
Dr.
W. A. Hudson, Detroit.
7. Moving
picture study of the treatment of acute empyema.
Dr.
Jos. Gale, Madison.
8. Moving
picture study of the treatment of acute empyema.
Dr.
Ralph B. Bettman, Chicago.
Wednesday, May 10
9:00
a.m.
1. Executive
Meeting of the Association.
2. President's
Address.
Dr. George P. Muller, Philadelphia.
3. Address on
Lung Abscess and Pleural Effusion.
Dr. Marc Iselin, Paris, Prance. (By special
invitation.)
4. Pneumonectomy
for Sarcoma of Lung in a Tuberculous Patient.
Dr. Howard Lilienthal, New York City.
5. Dermoids
of the Mediastinum.
Dr. Carl A. Hedblom, Chicago.
6. Intrathoracic
Teratomas.
Dr. S. W. Harrington, Rochester, Minn.
7. Esophageetomy
for Cancer of the Upper Esophagus With Lessons Derived Prom an Operative
Failure.
Dr. P. E, Truesdale, Fall River, Mass.
8. Experiences
With Oleothorax Treatment.
Dr. John N. Hayes and Dr. Lawrason Brown, Saranac Lake.
1:00
p.m.
1. Active
Contractility of the Bronchopulmonary Smooth Muscle as Demonstrated by
Electrobronchographic Records.
Dr. Ethan F. Butler, Elmira, N. Y.
2. An
Experimental Study of the Reactions of the Pleura to the Bacillus of
Tuberculosis.
Dr. W. S. Lemon, Rochester, Minn.
3. Effects of
Laparotomy and Abdominal Distention on the Lung Volume.
Dr. Edward D. Churchill, Dr. H. Beecher,
Dr. H. H. Bradshaw, and Dr. G. E. Lindskog, Boston.
4. The
Treatment of Traumatic Haemothorax. An
Experimental and Clinical Study.
Dr.
D. C. Elkin and Dr. J. C. Sandison, Atlanta.
5. Physiological
Determinants in Surgery for Belief of Cardiac Pain.
Dr.
Peter Heinbecker, St. Louis.
6. The Tensile
Strength of the Paralyzed Diaphragm.
Dr.
Richard H. Meade, Jr., Philadelphia.
7. Extreme
Compression and Cirrhosis of the Lung. A Preliminary Experimental Study.
Dr.
C. M. Van Allen, Peiping, China.
8:00 p.m. PRESIDENT'S
BANQUET.
