The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-27


mud other CHnccrou- Growths
found In uis stomnch-Couid As
simulate Va Food.
Lewis i. NcKeuna. clerk in the
actuarial department of the New YORK
Life Insurance company. is In 81 |
Lukc> hospital recovering from an W
Grafton. one of the rarcst known to
modern science performed ON him on
Feb. - 10y a number of eminent suf-
geons
The operation. SAYS the New York
Times is known us castro cntc oslo !
my and, stripped of tcchnicalitics, con
sists uf removing the patients stomach.
cutting away the pyloris and several
malignant growths In Its vicinity and
restoring the stomach To its former
place Ina Nls McNcuna's internal econ
omy, where IL is expected it viii in
time hr I'm condition 10 perform its nor
mai functions.
Mr. Mckvnna, who is a brother OF
the Rev. Futhcr McKcuua of Brooklyn.
complained some months ago of severe
pains In his stomach. lie was troubled
with insomnia and had been heavily
duscd with narcotics to induce sleep.
Altogether his symptoms suggested So
we're Indigestion. and he WAS sent TO
Liberty. Pa. for rest and recupera-
tion. He continued to get worse and
was brought back FOR examination.
\ tube inserted through the esopha-
| gus Into the stomach showed total
disappearance of all acids and de
struction of the pepsin. while all the
fermcuts Of the stomach were wanting.
making digestion impossible. Food
| taken into the stomach was taken
/ away II hours later, and there was
no evidence of absorption or assimi-
| lation. the food being in practically
the same condition as when taken
| into the stomach. This condition call
ed for an examination Of the abdOmi-
nal wall and the diagnostic finger Of
the physician. trained for the purpose
disclosed a tumor as big as hens
egg. soft. malignant growth. unlike
the usual growth of it, Kind. aud a
| systematic degeneration Of the pan
cras
The patient was thcreupon placed I'm
ST. Lukc's and prepared for the opera
tic the most perfect aud approved
systems of antiseptics being used. A
vertical inclsion about five inches long
was made in the abdomen and through
the growth, the exposed pyloris show
ing tumor outside of the stomach.
An incsion was then made In the
stomach. and inside was found can
cerous growth the size of large or
ange. with numerous surrounding nod
ules
The point where the incision was
made at the pyluris is the exit OF the
stomach into the intestincs. the other
opening being the entrance through
the csophagu- The stomach was then
cut away from the ntcstincs and the
organ lifted completely ont of its place
ana laid on cushion of antiseptic
cloths placed on the patients chest.
, Then the doctors. acting quickly but
| surely. cut away the tumor and cut of
the pyloris. the other malignant
growths being also thoroughly cut
away. The stomach was then rut
back in its accustomed place, having
been joined to the intcstines with silk
suturCs.
! But little blood was apparent through
out the whole operation, which lasted
: hour aud ~ minutes The patient
\ rallied at once. sand il was seen that
the operation was a complete success.
one part of the operation recalls q
I somewhat similar one that was per
/ formed some years ago on Colone
Michael G. Murphy. now commissioner
: of police of New York \ tube was in
l serted In Mr.. McKenna's abdomen
: leading into the intestincs, and through
lthis he will be fed for some time. III,
stomach being given complete rest
This tube is closed with what is know
. to surgery as Murphy button $,
n called from having been invented I,
e suit Mr.. Murphy's case at that time
i In Mr.. Murphy's case, however, th'
II trouble lay In an obstruction In th'
a esopuagus, SO that no food could b'
IS taken into the stomach through IN,
} mouth, but had to bc introduced int
:, the stomach through the tube, which
o when not in use. is closed with til,
n button named for him.
= The operation of CASTRO enterostomy
IS or removal Of the pyloris. was first sup
q gcsted 10y Bilroth in 1871 Gusser
bauer and V. Winiwater. eminent Gei
man surgeons made experiments alon
these lines with the lower animals. an
in 1879 pean removed the pylors fror
woman who lived five days after IN
operation. I'm 1880 Pydygier repeate
the operation ana his patient died in
Few hours I'm 1850 Billroth performe
the hrst successful operation on W,
man Of 43 years. The recovery wa
uninterrupted, and the patient died fou
months later Of canccrous peritonti
y Since that time there have been FEY
other successful operations the succes
being largely due TO improved antiseI
n tic methods