New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26
REMARKABLE SURGICAL OPERArloysI

REMOVAL or A TrxoR About tao weeks doe, ~
bso COL verssiion with Mr.. David m, q youth M
twenty wo years Ct ase, sOn OF Mr. Abraham M,ap
Of lower Mount 6etbel township, Of this county Oh
inform I'd us that te bad been residing in the uo-s
western pert Of Wisconsin but that 10 eonse luen ~
la Sc and slightly tuner occuoyiog tho lef. sde ~
his b.ck, which and examined, AMI " v, "a a. -
been iocr, ssng in size to aar ming extn, pv
tcuafy ourug the pas two yeas as 10 infuce his.
70 re nrn tas and put himself under tbs Gaze OF Dbl
L. e. Flei oi tbls place, for the purpose OF hayas
lemovec Dr fied sobmited the Gaze 10 Dr.. ClSrs ii
lnres, who on corsu IA Ion coto mi ed tia, nolAoy
lees than TIE exirpaton of the ,umor would afosA -
CHARGE of his recovery. On Tharsday the 29:h an n
the psttLt, bavi bis system previously prepazsd
derseIt the operation al the residence Of Dr. FAB a
We, IL comp-Dy sith nu1iber OF gentlemen, vesD
presept, and shs enc TO give FAINT outline ~
IT, De Field aid lines perfo' med the oper shou A
sisted ty DR.. Vac DYKE aao ar. Tuomss Bergen. *
medical STUDENT in the following manner: i
TIE patient vac d ct put uLd.r t1e Influence Of cha
rofcrm. After which an ircson m.de ex,sadiarU
fom be NJ per back part of the kf TO tue spus
part Of the chest Immediately over the tu nor 81
whole length of the neck and mess lng ten inches ~
length. The skip, fascis, muscles, Ac., cen r.
lsyei after layer carefully diseece ed from DE tuoo1
ano removed TO each side Of he neck, and there ID
by the asis ants. Tee operation being co1tnusf
6Ownwal and out yard, the tumOr was 10 nd 70 -
firmly attached 10 he lateral projecting portions Of ls1
Vertb Of the Ieck by dcnse hbroGs suosisace AZ
of whco II sas uec tsary TO divide 10 iberse ,as pN
ton of il; the object beil 10 get at IFS base. uars
otstned the unor at its on az portion, the opsrsa
Was cautiously continued iLwsrd, toSard the SaiS
pipe az vat clog toward the lover portion. Al n3s
.tage of the op,i alton Important bad ~ bs
&c from he tumor for sever Il ioches in OK est aS
bemou hsge wss sso prcfuse, the blood poured lral
in every direction iIOW lsrg and important vssSs u
which required ali frmncss ana knowledge to ss,ry
th an. 81
This being accompl sted, the lover portin Of AaS|
unor reached, wbeo,i IL was discovered that ~
great srtery Of the neck caroiil passed through q
deep 6.pressioD. The sumor was then carefully ah{
secied from this gr AT vessel nearly the whole enx}
of tie recs but the operation Dot yet cenpeedlv
As the tuner ex'epo ed ward and backward behlafs
the windpipe and was firmly attached to the phays
and esop0sgus the action OF those parts being dkf
timely seen curing every effI IT 20 swallow, this px
ton OF 1t was with much patience and skil als RI
moved, rot however until several vessels we're te jg
which blsd proiuseiy This peted the to,al exSrg
patton Of every particle Of the umor, not leaving am
lsast portioo of it In any nook or corner Tns esv
from which had been taken was much larger hsJe|
had been anticipated, eccupyisg the whole side Of hb
neck exhibiting pany aud fully ali the great veat =
and impo1 tant nerves ard musc OF tais m)a vidi
portion OF DSn. This was formidable aHd bloedyI1
opei aiioD which nay well be ittrred from he tAe
thst 10 less thar % arteries w@e tied. IN
Two weeks bavDg just espsed since the O. rsson sb]
and having Mr. Mann few hours since, pe touod
bim in excellent spirits and feeling very sre efa ths
ebillful surgeon who undoubtedly saved his Life an ia
relieved him from bis miery. Aty person who ca1b|
rious enough TO desre seeing the who hst nearJ
half bis ueck tsk of ana is sill living, may do %
calling at he Office of DR.. c. c. Field. III, tamoc
which was NOV. fl om the neck of the pc sou ESQ
be seen there. [Easton pa Argus Dec. 10. n
AMPuTArING MAN LEG AT THE HfP-Jorsr-
Last Saturday witnessed very raordinarj wi Y
ecal opera ion at the Commercial Hospital Dersfnefu
by Prof BlSckman of the Ohio Medical ColleS. MOI
technical maze of he OPERATOR If Is has any, we 49,
not k1 ow but it was no tss than ampnfauns ma 81
leg at the hip.jobt This operation Is very rasei3d
performed; and we are Informed BY those more hts
nj lar with Surgical statistics than Ourselves That neI
IL the FIRST IL stat CO IF Gaze 10 ONO VI coarse
only ia extieue hat IL would be undertaken @9
then only rs a deynier resort IL would % df1icuh
reIsons who know little or nothing OF the sceac,
the profes ion, to estimate the respooson'y ieit
the surgeon who undertakes 10 peifof IN an opersuo U
20 critical II 10 ouly by the most careful examAn a q
ana accurate se s.siAs es Ing ~
surgeon could ascerrsin that it would be neceesg
az then the possibility OF there being some oondoex
mis- BIT make the removal Of the entire limb unneo
sary to insure the patients rcOvery greatly increa
tie respoI sibily assumed. Tle operation peforne d
by DR.. Bacsmsn wsS on the petson OF young mu& t|
The thin b. bone effected with Gamer, which ~
rapidly ascending TO ward the bpjoint and the odl
hops Of saving his life by this operation. The pp
tieIt unoer Il Influence OF chloroforn, and a5h
hibi,ed very little evidence OF pain during the sors
operation. Tie limb was entirely severed from ndbI
body in tVenty seconds. An examination OF the Ind
fected port verified the diagnosis made by the sas3
Several of the NEST distinguished surgeons oil our
sno State were present. Those who are more eonr1f
tent hsn ourselves 70 judge, concur in saving me 9c
Grafton skill'ully executed. We heard yes@a9
that the patient doing well with fair hopes AK
cOvery. We cannot close this IOtice " tAout ex
sire qualification that our city favored py WA
ing its corps OF emilent surgeons increased by gfs
tltnan possessing such distinR uished skiu ~ rm1h
Blackman. Cincinnati Commerca ls