New-York tribune., 1886-01-20
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TAKING OUT A MANS KIDNEY.
HEROIC TREATMENT OF HOPELESS CASE,
JOSEPH wHYE GETS RELIEF AT LAST AT THE HANDS
OF BOLD SURGEONS.

'ooHFh wHfE GETS RELIEF AT LAST AT THE HANDS
OF BOLD SURGEONS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Jan. 19.-FOr the last ten
mouths Joseph Whye OF Warrick County. has been
Inmate OF the Evansville City Hospital He came to the
hospta 10 DO treated for an intense jumping pain his
iei sdo the cause of which at first unknown Being
carefully watched by the attending ply sicans aud
ing Doen given special Of treatment for what
was considered to be Brights disease of the kidneys
without avail, there nothing left do but wait for
further symptoms These after time in small
swelling which appeared In the left side which, 1t
was first noticed developed rapidly. The case dag
nosed then as an abscess Of the kidney, and
the accompanying flow OF bloody pus which
comes at certain stage of this disease. confirmed It,
The suppuration was exceedingly profuse and kept
up by the flow OF liquid through the kidney.
This disease is exceedingly dangerous and tho only
chance which person afflicted has is that when the alb
scess bursts 1t will not be in the oins. but
place as will be readily drained by the natural outlet
In Whye's case, from the symptoms shown 1t
sldered that the abscess dischargng slightly in the
loins, and that I'm short time the abdominal cavity
would he filled with vruent pus which to set
up peritonitis which could only end fatally con-
sutaion was held In ;he at which all the local
physicians were present ana the conclusion
that the only chance under the circumstances which the
patient had, was to remove the offending kidney
This rare ard difficult operation performed at
the hospital yesterday afternoon 1t attracted all the
local medical talent. After the patient had been put
under the influence OF anesthetic. inc'sion
mnde in the abdominal wall just below the umbilicus
about six inches long Great taken not to
lacerate the inestnes. and a director when
cutting through the peritoneum. After the opening
been made into the abdominal cavity. the intestines
were pushed aside and partly raised TO enable the
surgeon to get at the diseased kidney.
The kidney found to be greatly swollen adher
ent in many places to the oundng tissue BY deli
cate manipulation the adherng surfaces separated
that the full extent of kidney could readily felt
and examined 1t found TO be affected u every part
by tho disease and changed color II hard soft
in spots, and its elements evidently fast chan
into pus. large OF which found the alb
dominsl cavity. This at removed.
Keeping the neighbodng internal organs out
OF the way. the surgeon gradually worked the
kidney upward until IL brought into favorable po
son for cutting The appeudage which united TO the
other organs unusually thick and required several
cuts with scissors to sever it. The kidney then
moved from the body while the blood spnrted from the
lacerated arteries into the 0bdomins Al cavity.
The bleeding points picked up after much DIM
Guilty aud the arteries patient had
los: large amount OF blood from hemorrhage. The alb
doininal cavity then carefully washed out with
anseptc solution and every OF the irritating pus
removed. An examination was made also OF the other
kidney. II found In healthy enough condition to
do double duty The intestnes and other organs being
properly returned to position the opening In the abdo
men closed by silver and catgut sutures and the
wound ban1sged with antscptic dressings The patient
rallied from the attending and appears 10 have
chance OF recovery.