The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-01-29
LUsUs NATURE.
A Wonderful Surgical Operation

One OF the rarest AMI most difficult sni
gical cases, and the first OF the kind in ia
State of Missouri, WAS successfully Pe'
formed in Orte,vil,e, about twenty mile
below this city, last Tuesday. 1t Wa
nothing more nor les. than the removal a
the frtus If child from the person Of
lady,
TWO yE,Es AFTER ITS CONCEPTION.
Ia medical parlance, the case is termed
erfIa uterine tatation Such Gases are yer,
! rare, and TO me.ical men, especially. arr
subjects Of the deepest interest. The opera
iion VI removal Is always attended with th,
GREATEST DANGER,
and most Of them result fatally for the pa
tient. The case being one Of such extraOr
binary character, We shall relate it plainly
quoting ''ioni sol ga r,ui Y pessse." as it i
not osly Of interest To medical men, but "a
the public generally.
Extra uterine ja. tioa is the conception Of
a child outside of the organ nature has or.
dained for it, II IL not the result Of phys
zeal malformaiion, but of mere accident,
The particulars of this case are a. follows.
THE OPERATION
was performed on Mr.. Rhea, a widow, who
resides Rear Otieryille. A little over two
years ago, Mr. Rhea died, and Mrs. Rhea
Was expected 10 be confined three months
later, which il exactly two years ago
this month. The time came, but
not the event expected. The fstus
persisted and all signs Of life in il ceased.
She was very i'll and for some time her life
was de>paired Of. Mrs. Rhea rallied, how
ever, regained her health 10 a moderate
degree, and for the last twelve months has
been able TO attend to her duties. But
THE BURDEN
that she carried-the dead linked with the
living-grew i,ksome and after consulting
with her phy stefan and Others in regard to
the operation, she was determined TO take
the chances. and undergo it at all hazards.
The physicians told her that the only re-
lief would be to open the abdomen and re-
move the child, ani that the operation
might result ia her death Her relations
and friends endeavored 10 dis-uade her
from IL, but the courageous little woman
was beat in having what had become
AN INCUBUS
As dealt, Ia her was preferable to
her condition. Accordingly she went
calmly TO work 10 put her house in order.
She settled up all the affairs Of her est ste,
made her will, and provision for her only
child, boy of six or seven years Of age.
She even prepared her funeral garments,
IN case the operation should result fatally.
After completing her arrangements, she
that
SHE WAS READY.
Accordingly, on Tuesday last, DIR. How
ett, of Ottervi.le, her physician, assisted
BY Drs. Scott. +. &. Evans, King and
of Seda.ia, AMI DR.. Howard,
,f Boonville, prepared to perform the opera
ion.
After careful examination, by all the
physicians named, she was again warned
hat the operation was highly dangerous
As most OF them resulted fatally; but she
Vas perfectly cool and collected, and dis
played the most indomitable nerve. She
ook her position OH the table, and jokingIy
LAUGHED AT THE DocrOEs,
assuring them that she would undergo the
,rdeal and come out all right. The opera
ion was then successfully and expeditiously
performed. The abdomen was opened, and
he fa,us detached and successfully re-
moved. The fGtus was in a perfect state Of
reservation, and that of nearly full-de-
veloped child. though somewhat shrunken.
NATURE, EVER WISE
md provident, 10 such cases envelopes the
Tptus in thin membrane or sac, thus rend-
ing the dead fp.us inocuous to the body,
and this Was so enveIoped. They sre gen.
rally decayed and offensive, but this was
not.
After the operation was performed the
patient was put to bed and made ccmfor,a-
Die, and word was received to-day tina: she
was doing as we'll as could be expected
Or, the indications were highly favorable for
her recovery.
The medical gentlemen connected with
his surgical feat are to be congratulated
lpon their success, and the fact that their
.fiorts were SO ably seconded by the heroic
determination of their fair patient, whose
irmness and nerve will. We trust. bear her
Beyond all dangeUto a speedy and perma-
aent recovery.