New-York tribune., 1901-08-05
TO REMOVE MANS STOMACH
SURGEON WHO WILL OPERATE SAYS
THE ORGAN Is NOT NECES-
SARY FOR LIFE.

The life of the Empress Frederick of Germany
would probably have been saved had she permitted
surgeons to remove her stomach when 1t was hrst
ascertaned that she suffering from cancer
Even now unless the disease has made her too
weak such an operation would effect change IN
the mode of her death and relieve much of her suf-
ferius'
This statement was made yesterday afternoon
to a Tribune reporter by Dr. Wilfred G. Fralick
Of No. 7sl Madison-ave, who in April last per
formed an operation OF the kind, removing the
stomach of d. G. Bodman, Of No So Third-aVe
Newark y. J. on Tuesday afternoon at the
Metropolitan Hospital. Or. Fralick expects TO re-
move the stomach of business man of this city
who is nearly dead from cancer
The first opera ion of this kind Of which l can
get any information was performed in Germany
by Dr. Schlattcr, a well known surgeon and scien-
tist' continued DIR. FraliCk. 1t prolonged the
patients life for some time and put an end TO his
suffering We have been hearing Of the Illness Of
the Empress Frederick for the last two years and
there has never been much doubt that she was
suffering from cancer OF the stomach. We have no
trouble removing cancer In other parts OF the body
when the cases brought 70 IN time. The
stomach being almost vital organ. presents
greater difficulties. but it can be removed and the
patient can get along without great Inconvenience
so far as / can learn there have been hut three
operations performed I'm which the entire stomach
has been removed. The German operation before
mentioned. the Bodmau operation. in Newark, and
one in Brooklyn. on next Tuesday I will remove
the stomach Of a man who has been suffering from
cancer for some time II he did not undergo the
operation. his death would be certainty within
few weeks II he stands the operation / can
promise him a renewed lease of life and there IS
mere possibility Of cure. At any rate he will
not suffer the tortures that in the last Gays
OF n cancer victim.
DR. Fralick is convinced that people get
along without their stomachs almost well
with them When the organ IS removed the work
of the stomach IS done by the intestines, assisted
by art in the selection and preparation sof food
operated on far had practically been living
without the use Of their stomachs before the op-
Grafton. owing 10 the destruction wrought by the
deadly cancer.
There are "a few rules which stomachless persons
have TO follow very carefully tho iutcstincs will
not be able 20 DO the added work. one OF them
according to Or. Fralick. S. that the food must he
up very fine and carefully mastIcatod An
other provides for moderation at meals. The man
without stomach cannot eat as much AT a time
as the man who has one. II necessary, he adds a
fourth meal 10 the regular daily order. but this
usually bc avoided by eating food that e.
cially nourishng and leaving alone that which -
only paatable- Everything which he eats must
be warm. because the stomach, which heats the
food for the intestines IS missing.
1t takes about hour to remove person 5
stomach, II the case Is free from outside involve
ment." said Dr. Fralicll. An incision OF FIVE or
six inches Is necessary. The patient IN my pre-
vious operation suffered 10 pain after the opera
tiou. II persons suffering from cancer of tho
stomach would permit themselves I" d" opera ted
on as soon as they discover the cause OF their
trouble. great many cures would De Effected
The operation need not be so extensive as when
the victims are IN tho last stages Operations Of
this kind will tend to establish this way Of treat
in future patients ana operators. There Is no
doubt that there is n vast number OF persons who
should have their stomachs removed. but II is
difficult persuade them Of the necessity Of the
operation and the possibility Of living without the
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