The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-22
NEW CANCER SURGERY.
Remarkable Operation Performed With
 Apparent Success.

From the New York Tribune.
 What is described by physicians as a remarkable surgical operation for can cer was performed at the Hahnemann hospital on Thursday with apparent success. The patient was Mrs George Blydenburg, wife of George Blyden- burg. a wealthy contractor of Bay Shore, Lond Island
 Mrs. Blydenburg entered the hospital two weeks ago, after several physicians had been consulted, all of whom re- fused to undertake the operation, fear ing fatal results. Mrs. Blydenbarg was suffering from a cancerous growth of the abdominal organs. Dr. Walter G. Crump, after an X-ray examination, found that her death was only a ques- ton of a few days unless something was done and decided to perform the operation at once.
 He got the family physician to assist him. The operation was witnessed by ten physicians. several from out of town. one being woman from Sch en- ectady. and another, Dr. Judson san ders, of Reading, Pa. professor of ob- stetrics. The operation lasted for near 1y three hours In that time six or gans were removed, including the up per portion of the bladder, the vermi- form appendix ten inches of the Hum  and the ascending colon.
 According to the physicians, opera tions on these individual organs have been performed. but never In a com bination of six. In performing the op- eration, to insure it's success, it was necessary to remove the large glands from the abdominal blood vessels, any injury to which would have been cer- tain death. Through out the process the patient was under anaesthetics. Be- fore the operation she had pulse of so, and after it only 100, much to the surprise of the surgeons.
 The third day after the operation Mrs. Blydenburg showed great improvement The news of the operation soon spread throughout the medical fraternity, and many physicians called at the hospital to see the patient Tomorrow an X-ray ma chine will be used to kill any fragments of the growth in the tissues. The case will be placed before the Academy of Pathological Science and other medical societies in the country.
 In commenting on the operation yester- day pr. King said that it appeared now that the time was not far distant when almost any excepting the vital organs can be removed without danger of death. The mortality of cancer which is so appall- ng.' said the physician, s the mortal ty of delay. If patients would only con suit physicians carry, ana II pnySlclanS in general would appreciate that it only takes a few weeks to develop into hope less case, then cancer would, with other conditions. take its proper place as to mortality
 Mrs. Blydenburg's condition has so inn proved that she has asked for solids to eat She is about 50 years old. and was in good health until year ago. If she recovers the physicians say her case will be a matter of importance to medical history. Dr. Crump is professor of ob- setrics at Flower hospital, visiting sur geon of several hospitals in the city and is attached to the Woman's college.
 Dr. James F. Burt, professor of physi- cal therapeutics of the New York Homoe- pathic college and of the Flower hospital in speaking of the operation said it was the first of the kind which he had heard of
 Dr. l.. l.. Danford professor of obstet- rics at the New York Homeopathic hos pital, said that he could not recall such an operation, and that it was a wonderful case. "I hope the patient will recover - said the physician, ''as it will be a mark ed advancement in surgery"