Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-08
WITHOUT A STOMACH.
DARING OPERATION AT MARY
LAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE.

LAND MEDICAL INSTITUTE.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 1.-THE Amer-
can says: Javan Rogerson. % years
or age. is recovering from an opera
tlon Mt the Maryland Medical College,
involving the cutting away OF the
lower stomach to- remove cancerous
growth.
About six weeks ago. Mr.. Rogerson,
who Is n son of Rev. John a. Roger.
son, of Martin county, North Carolina,
was sent to DR.. Thomas C. Pugh. this
city, for medical treatment. Young
Rogerson's ailment everywhere mysti-
lied physicians who had seen him. Two
years ago he was II young man enjoy
ing perfect health, robust and strong,
when suddenly he fell u victim to
peculiar and mysterious disease which
batfled the correct diagnosis of the
most eminent therapeutics in the
South. He gradually wasted away,
nntil he IS but frame Of his former
self.
In the two years OF his illness he
has been unable to partake of any
solia food, existing solely ON the white
OF eggs and peptpnized milk, this being
administered once or twice daily.
Witentimes the young man has been
unable To retain this.
After having been examined by quite
number of physicians In this city and
elsewhere, with many suggestions OF
possible existing conditions, but with
no POSSIBLE diagnosis, die was taken to
nc MARYLAND Medical College, 1l1i to
ITO west baltimore street, near Car
roitnn avenue where Prof. G. Urban
smith. professor of practice OF medi
cine, made II thorough examination of
ltogerson's case.
THE LAST RESORT.
Taking advantage of the latest scien-
{,llc methods for clinical diagonis,
i'rof. Smith made a careful and search
Ing examine ton physically, chemically
aud microscopically, with the ultimate
result Of finding the cause and locating
the seat OF the trouble In the pyloric
region which he designated as Il can
cerous iniiltrution of the pylorus. Thus
ircf, smith stood alone In his diagno-
sis, and which has subsequently, proved
to have been the only correct one.
1t was then decided to ioperate on
Roserson at once. Prof Branham and
Prof; Smith. assisted by DR. Hammer
bacher and DR.. Callahan. found upon
examination of the internal organs, the
cancerous growth between the stom-
ach and small intestine, which was a
Seriiication OF Prof. Smiths diagosis
Nccordingly. rescction of the py-
lorus. or cutting away the lower
stomach, to remove the-ea4f -4+.-
hltra'non was necessary, which re-
quired daring and skill This having
been accomplished, 1t was requisite to
unite The stomach and small intestine
again by what is known as "Murphy
button;" small cylindricaI-shapcd
tube. After removing the growth and
cutting away the lower stomach 1t was
found necessary to sew the bowels TO
the stomach. II was with great diff
Guilty the patients vitality was sus-
tanned during the operation.
GETTING WE'LL,
Since the oDcration Rorerson has
taken on new lease of life. For sew
eral weeks he has been given semi
solid food, and yesterday, for the first
time in over two years, was given
solid food. which he ate with evident
relish. The progress OF the patient has
been watched with keen interest i'm
medical circles by eminent physicians
from various localities. prominent
among whom were DR.. Charles ].
O'IIagen, vice-presldent of the North
American Medical Association, n resi-
dent of North Carolina. and Dr. Thorn
as G.. Pugh, both of whom were almost
daily visitors at the bedside of Roger
son.
Before the operation the patient was
in an extremely weak and anemic con-
ddtion. with q subnormal pulse of forty,
and temperature of ninety-four de-
grees, 1t would have been an mpossi-
I, blity for him to have lived to the
present day. in his then condition
Rogerson seems to he in q more cheer
full mood since the operation, and in
conversation with q representative of
The American. at the hospital yester-
day. expressed himself as feeling i'm
proved.