The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-04
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SKILL AND SURGERY.
A Wonderful Operation Performed
stBeIIevue Hospital.
A Startling Suicide in Ohicago-Ths
Presidential Party Westward
Bound-A Weeks Failures
Other News.

NEW YORK, August S.-Dr. Lange, one
OF the visiting surgeons Of Bellevue llospi-
tai, performed rare operation Last week
upon an aneursn Of the external lilac ar
terry In the presence Of nearly a hundred
physicians. Among them we're DR.. A.
fuhrer, Dr. Little, DR.. Henry b. sands,
DR.. Charles Phelps, DR., Whittem0re, Of
New Haven, and DR.. Smith. Of the United
States army. Invitations were sent 10 all
the prominent surgeons OF the city, but few
could be present, and the attendance was
composed principally Of the home STATS Of
the various city hospitals, The patient is
llute player, ~ years OF age, and was for
merry employed In one Of the theater or
chestras IN this city. He had been troubled
with aneurlsm for nearly year. 1t showed
itself in his left groin, where 1t caused a
proubcrance the size OF hen egg, and the
pressure upon the nerves Of his left
leg was 40 great az 10 cause
numeness in that limb, which
in time, became nearly pnralyzed. Three
weeks ago he consulted DR.. Lange, who
advised an operation, and he was accord
ingy admitted 10 the hospital. DR.. Lange,
assisted by Dr.. Charles McBearney, DR..
Samuel Lcwengood, DR.. Robert I. Morris
aud DR.. W. T, Wardweil cut through the
patients abdominal wall into bis abdomen.
The intestines were turned TO one side while
DR.. Lange reached into the oriiice and tied
the common lilac below the point where II
branches of into the sorts, and Just above
the aneurism. The intesiines were then
replaced, the cut se~ed up, and the patient
restored to consciousness. Mere than a
week has elapsed since the operation and
the patient is considered likely to recover.
II he aneuri,E had been allowed TO remain
the continued lowing Of the blood through
II would have enlarged II and weakened It's
walls, and ii would then have been likely TO
burst with the slightest strain. II would
We mere sed in .ize with time, and the
III abnormal pressure up
on tie surrounding organs
and nerves would have led TO various dis
orders. The operation stops the Tow Of
blood through the aneurism, which be.
comes hard and smaller. Ii also stops the
circulation through the lilac arteries, which
supply the cleft leg with It's sustenance,
u,ing the blood to course from Al over
flow, as ii were, from the upper part OF the
body through the small blood vessels which
form a chain OF conduit all over the sys-
ten. II this collateral circulation Is not
sufficient TO give the member its life, II will
probably have TO be amputated. This Is
one OF the dangers 10 be feared. Among
the other effects which may follow such ar
operation are pyamia or blood poisoning,
from the slouching oil the
sac Of the aneuris Sun,
peritonltis or inflammation OF the living
membrane Of the abdominal cavity, the
looseniug OF the ligsture which binds the
lilac, aud secondary hemorhage. The pa
tent sometimes never RECEIVERS from the
shock OF the operation. fbe operation ID
one OF the rarest known IN surgery, and
has been seldom performed. Dr.. Erichsen
In his standard work on surgery in 1878
said that il had been performed forty times
| with only ten recoyeries. IL has been per-
formed number Of times since then with
the same rroportonste results. DR.. Sands
once performed it in this city. The patien,
recovered, but his leg had To be ampUtated
forwards, gsngrene resulting from imper'
'.ct circulation.