The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-30
REMARKABLE SURGICAL OPERA.

TlON.
DIR. MARY STAFFORD, OF CAIRO, Ar pREsIA
| DIFFICULT SURGICAL oPERATIoy--Rp
| MovAL OLA rUMoR FROM THE ABpoMIS
AL CAVITY.
| Extract from private letter written by Mar
| 3, ST.
Ofa my European days this will Ger
tainly be chronicled rs the most memo
rable. The pending operation which
| mentioned to you in my last letter tool
place this forenoon. l shall take IL fol
granted that the case will interest you
since it is one of such importance To me
The woman Is thirty-one years Of age
After a severe fever Of some weeks, q
year and a half since, she observed a
small sized tumor in the right abdominal
region. which has steadily increased in
size, and of late has interfercd with her
work, and she has felt herself growing
weak. As there is but one chance Of per-
manent cure (by removal Of the tumor)
she desired ii removed, although VIC told
her frankly Of the dangers and doubts
always attending the operation. Sho was
chloroformed. had three doctors TO assist
me and two trained nurses, and first pune
ture was made TO make it sure by examin-
alton Of the fluid, il it be an ovarian tu-
NOR or ascites ian accumulation Of fluid
in the abdominal cavity. 1t proved
tho former, in accordance with
the diagnosis. 1 proceeded 10 make
the operation by a cut through the skin
in the central line of the abdomen, and
then line BY line prepared upon grooved
round, deeper and deeper through the
various layers, fat, muscle, and perito-
neum till the tense blue, white membrane
Of the cyst came TO view. I had made
an opening only large enough to admit the
hand, which after having been dipped in
hot water, introduced into the abdominal
cavity to find the tumor attached, as If by
! network Of fine fbers in every direction
10 the peritoneum and 10 the mesenterium.
Most Of the adhesions we're easily separs-
led, except those cor ected with the mesen-
.erium, and these, owing TO their album
aant blood vessels had TO be ligated and
then cut. When the tumor was made free
| punciured it, having previously only
drawn enough fluid 10 test the nature oft
AS il proved 10 be u double chamber ed
cyst, when one chamber was emptied with
put Withdrawing the trocar punctured
he second, and in all at less, Ave quarts
II fluid were discharged, and then without
having TO enlarge the cut as Z. is often the
;ase, ] seized upon the Asbby sack and
pulled it forth from the abdominal cavity
i'll / came 10 its attachment with the
broad band Of the uterus. The style was
90 short to fasten in clamp and leave
'ut side Of the wound but was ligated
md severed and all Of the disturbed
'rgans were replaced, all points Of ad-
lesion were carefully examined TO see
hat there was no bleeding, the abdomin-
i cavity was sponged and freed from It's
,loody Serious accumulated fluid, then
losed with seven sutures. We laid the
patient Immediately in warm bed with
bottles Of warm water to her feet, laid
lpon the wound q layer OF cotton batting
md bandaged her in flannel The
pulse was 60, and she awoke from her
;hloroform sleep quite astonished that all
Vas finished. The operation lasted one
lour and aqusrter.
received warm congratulations from
be doctors present for the success with
which 1 made the operation. DR.. F. was
lind enough to say that it could not have
'een done better by anyone, and SO rest
ng upon his good opinion Of tho opera
ion shall not feel that any error of mine
;sussd it, IL she does not recover, and il
;lose attention. will save her then she is
sfe, for ! shall watch her every symptom
~ith the greatest care. have been 10 see
Der now, two hours after the oper alton,
nsr pulse is'so, she is in q profuse porspir-
alton, which !, considered very favorable.
She lie. quietly and does not complain OF
pain and now all that remains TO be done
lie 70 wait and watch and hope for the
beet. /, seems nothing short Of miracle
that !. ia possible for one TO recover after
sacb fearful operation. Where one brings
% view and 10 touch those delicately
formed and skillfully placed internal or
self when it is able 10 Withstand 30 direct
an insul. upon its intricate machinery.
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