The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-24
SURGEONS WATCH
UNIQUE OPERATION
Utah Medical Association
Members Attend Clinic at
L. D. S. Hospital.

More than score OF prominent sur
seons yesterday watched Or. George Mid
dleton perform rema rka BILE operation on
little Miss Virgil Taggart, 13-yea r-old
daughter OF Henry Taggart, an officer OF
the Utah state prison. The opera ton
was for what Is technically known as
einpyema, a condition resulting from an
abscess in the lung cavity.
In operating on the little girl, DR.
Middleton removed six ribs, allowing the
side to cave In upon the lung. A portion
Of the lung cavity had become vacant as
result Of chronic abscess and the re-
moval Of the ribs permitted the chest wall
to close in upon the lung and fill up this
cavity, The surgeons pronounced the op-
eration highly successful, and it was pre-
dicted that the little girl Will soon re-
gain her health. She has been I'll for
several years and yesterdays operation
was the eleventh she had undergone In
the Ia st two years.
The operation was performed at the
operating room of the l.. .. S. hospital,
and the operating surgeon and his as
sistants explained the steps In the surgery
10 the visiting physicians who were
among those attending the annual meet
ings of the Utah Medical association.
Several other operations were performed
at clinics at the L. d. g, and st. Mark 8
hospitals. Most OF the operations were
unusual In their nature and Of An in
structive character. They were performed
by surgeons who were specialists In the
treatment of the diseases for the relief
OF which the operations were performed.
oIip ha l,al1 Of he
Holy Cross, Judge Mercy and county
hospitals.
A feature OF yesterdays session Of
the medical association was an elaborate lie
banquet at the Hotel Utah last night,
at which the Salt Lake physicians were
hosts to the visiting doctors who came
from various sections OF Utah and some
from other states as well. DR., a. j..
Hosmer, president OF the Utah Medical
associa ton, delivered his annual ad-
dress. speaking OF the growth and extent
OF the association and the good 1t had
accomplished. Several informal talks
were also given.
The first executive session of the as
ISOLATION was held yesterday afternoon
at the city and county building. Reports
of committees were received and several
interesting papers were read.
Two distinguished out-of-town special
lists. DR.. Leonard w. Ely. specialist In
orthopedtc surgery. formerly OF Denve,
now Of the faculty OF Leland Stanford
university, and DE- James r, Arneill OF
Denver. specialist In internal diseases,
addressed the afternoon session pr.
Ely read a paper on arthritls, peculiar
Joint Infection. and DR., Arneill spoke on
duodepal feeding. or the methods OF sup
plying the system with nourishmeut
without the aid Of the stomach
Health Commissioner Samuel G, Paul
outlined the status Of health measures
OF Salt Lake, and Dr.. S. c. Baldwin
read a paper on scoloss
Dr. Emil H. Beckman. q surgeon oil
the famous Mayo clinic Of Rochester.
MINI. win read paper today ,o before, r.,
The lung In neglected cases Of ernpyema:
an operation similar to that performed
Yesterday on little Miss TagBar
DR.. A. w. Morton of San Francisco
Will address the doctors on surgical cases
of the duodenum. Others who will also
speak arc g. Gill Richards and w, n.
Pugh OF Salt Lake, Frederick A. speik
OF Los Angeles, Robert Levy OF Denver
Edward !. Rich and r. 8: Joyoe OF Og-
| den and j. W. Aird Of Provo. In the
| evening DR., A. ]. Hosmer Will hold
reception for the visiting surgeons at
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