The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-02
Medical intelligence.

We had the privilege, whom Wednesday last We
visited Doctor Detnods eniqss (which, BY the way,
advise every medical student to attend regularity
TO receive invitation to lthotomy Operation
for stone in the bladde which the doctor per-
form the following day. We repaired to the place
little before the appointed time, and found several
medical waiting, and the patient himself portiy
stout gentlemen, between sixty and seventy, re-
signed but anxiously expecting the doctor Precisely
OF o'clock, Doctor petmcld drove up to the door,
sccomp panied by Professor Dickson, than whom there
Ia not . more accomplished gentleman in the profess
sion. After . few encouraging words to the patient
the doctor gave his directions to the assistants and
proceeded TO the business The operation WAS through
out exhibition OF the highest order Of surgery the
remarkable POINT being the apparent simplicity OF this
otherwise dcult and dangerous operation In, the
bands Of Docter Detmold, he being We believe the
oply surgeon this side Of the Atlantic Who performs
Bthotomy with common scslpel. The stone extract
ed Was rough and Il considerable sire and when,
about twenty minutes after one o'clock, the family
already comfortably In bed again told him, laughing
doctor. you are too late ~
After the operation Doctor Detmold politely invited
the gentlemen present to witness another operation OF
more Importance than the last, viz upon q
who had some Elk or eight weeks sgo sustained an In
jury ~ the head from the breaking and falling OF large
derrick We found the man . Germsn. lying perfectly
unconscious and We thought past all human skill-
an opipion which not emily shared by all the medi-
cal present but which also seemed TO have gotten
strong bold 81 the wife and friends Of the patient who
In tongue that was Greek TO ua, protested against
having anything done to . dying man Doctor Det-
mold. however, addressed q few words to the family,
which. though We did not understand them, seemed to
he very earnest and impressive for they submitted their
friend With resignation 20 the doctor while the
ssants we're nov preparing things for the Operations,
Doctor D.tmold stated that the bad about eight
weeks ago received injury Of the head The family
physician had immediately removed some loose pieces
OF the skull and the patient was apparently reoo,
ing About four weeks after. he showed. however,
symptoms 81 pressure on the brain, and Doctor DIT.
mold, who was called In. removed another piece of
fractured bone and with II all the sym ptoms Of pres
cure The wound healed. and the patient vent about
until the day before when the symptoms % pressure
ca the brain came on again and increased 80 rapidly
that the patient vas now utterly unconscious aud
apparently dying There vas on the left side OF
the 90 Gentis . deep sdherirg scsr, in the neigh
burhocd 81 which the doctor commenced his operations
he made several iDeiions In dnereat directions and
boldly but with great care and exquisite dssterity
fYs y, G .a,s,. oT ,tu ,,s,ns ,Ss am.
(te membrane ~hich Immediately envelopes the branl
tare 20 corresponding extent But alas II produced
eject upon the pstient-the pressure the brain
vas not relieved In the least The dura mater was
then opened; hut underneath nothing discovered
snd the patient rernsin.d insensible. Or. Detmold
nov paused moment TO hold short council With the
medical men Iresent, whether 20 penetrate Into the
brain or not Some we're for not going any farther,
While others thought an exploring punoture might
veil he made "a the patient would die at any rate
After sttsoivrly listening to the different opinions,
Dr calmly taid; ~ shall follow my own idea- or
os,thiug TO that purpose; and he deliberately made
bold nescn into the substance OF the brain about
Inch long ard - 81 an inch deep, aud out gushei q
thick stream q matter The doctor had opened
large sbcsss In the very substance Of the brain while
ths matter vas flowing the patient opened his eyes,
ard almost suedatsly recovered his senses The
quantity Of matter discharged differently estimated
- from three % ave Although thus far even,
The H. In opinion. unparalleled In the annals
~ surgery for brsucy Of surgical achievement yet
the medical men were, we believe unanimous la their
linton that though the operator had imortnzed him
fsn ~ the operation. yet the patient bad not the
tlrhfest chance 81 recovery DR.. Detmold. hOrever,
IN fev hut striking remarks asserted that he had
most fanguine hopes Of the patients recOvery-he
save f.ssoBe for bis opinion, which. although
they did not convince any bosy present yet struck
being plausible. and cvincng dem thought. All
have 20 add II. that g. day the 9Th day after the
crsfstion the Ia not only comfortable and doing
veil hut that there s hardly doubt left about his
ultimate recovery.
Our ,xcuse for thus trespassing upon the p,ges Of
Can, Paper " that we're desrous sf laying before
n public an Unprecedented aud brilliant triumph OF
professional genius, which confess proud
TO have Witnessed and Mkewise n show medical
students throughout tho country, What advantages
they ray fnd In metropolis whore men like Detm9l1,
~ the most liberal pit, permit them to witness their
operations
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