Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-13

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,rer two years Of experiment and
-s.rstiye study, Professor Simon
.-.-Ser head OF the Rockefeller In.
...,o for Medical Research in New
~ City. has succeeded in trans
I,.,,,ne arteries from one animal to
o,ber successfully, writes the Chi
- correspondent of the New York
r,sss That fact has been revealed
n paper Just read before the Ply
-s.,oglcal Section OF the American
location for fhe Advancement of
s,,euce Ia the University of Chicago.
!, ,s the first time in the history OF
M world, surgeons assert, that so
Uneult a feat Of surgery has been
.ecomplished. Whether the surgical
,,noyation will be perfected to such
assree that it can be applied to
q. treatment of aneurism and other
.,srial diseases still is an open ques-
nou That, however, is the end
.,rsd at by Professor Flexner and his
..,,stants in the Rockefeller insti-
,,,s II Is admitted it is a long cry
s,tveen performing such an opera
gou successfully on an animal and
,srforming II on human being, bu-
urreons are hopeful. The under
s.uding here is that John d. Rookie.
,sIer founder OF the institute, has
hem keeping in close touch with the
aueriments and is delighted because
4 their success.
Great Saving Of Lives.
IL admitted on all sides that II
ne experiments should be extended
IA men and women with the same
uccsss that has attended those made
an animals, thousands OF lives will
X saved annually in all sections Of
ne world. Aneurism, for instance,
VII lose its terrors, and so will many
cher diseases of the arteries which
NV are regarded as practically in
c7ble. Aneurism Is localized d.
htIop Of an artery due to pressure
Of blood acting on a part Of the art
sy weakened by accident or by dis
sase.
A patient afflicted with this break
hs down of the walls of the artery
dmply would have to go to a hos
rital get on the operating table, and
he surgeons would cut out the dis
ased section OF the artery and splice
new section OF corresponding
kngth and diameter taken from an
animal. Nobody denies that would
be hard on the animal, but 1t would
enjoy the distinction of having died
10 save human life.
There are optimists who assert
somewhat similar process could be
applied to the lungs, liver, kidneys
and other parts OF the body, substitute
ing healthy animal tissue for I'M
healthy human tissue. The profes-
prs In the institute make no such
issertions. They rest upon the plain
statement that they have demonstrate
ID conclusively, not once, but several
tines within the last two years, that
arteries may be transplanted from
eue animal to another and that the
second animal will live.
Text Net Made Public.
Professor Flexner could not come
70 Chicago to read his paper on Ten.
tencies In Pathology" which contain
d announcement OF his great surgical
discovery. He sent II to Professor
Ludvig Hegtben. who read 1t. Pend
ag Its appearance in the medical
journals, the university officials refuse
% make the text public. II Is known,
pwever, that Professor Flexner pre-
pfed 1t with great care. So no ex.
ravssant claims would be made
inch might bring ridicule upon the
uFdtute. He would not even assert
nat the principle could be extended
. human beings, but the framing OF
Us paper on that point indicated
cesrly ne believed that ultimately
4 would be-
Many animals were sacrificed to
H'ence In the institute before final
success was obtained. Experiments
we're made on several kinds of beasts.
most Of them we're small, including
.se mice, guinea pigs and rabbits.
essentially, Professor Flexner and
as assistants discovered, in their art
uysplicing tests. important things
= relation to biological conditions OF
umor growth. The paper, which pre-
ased such far-reaching effect on pa
biological problems, has attracted
much attention here.
Boon for Tumor Sufferers.
fake tumor. for instance, from the
Hmans point Of view and discuss
- u Is layman would, one surgeon
and 1t will be seen at once
sM q successful extension OF the
ssnzplantng OF arteries to human
saass would mean. There are thou.
a's OF persons who are suffering
-sa 'amors which cannot be remov-
because they have formed them
s about arteries. the removal OF
'aeh would spell death.
ehder this Fexner plan a surgeon
sua De able to cut out both the
' and the part OF the artery en-
IN the growth and then fill in
s1erial gap with a section OF
10y taken from an animal. In a
weeks the artery would be per.
It's function as usual AMI
psuent would be convalescent. 1t
ae enough, however, to demon.
$50 mat the artery of an animal