A MARVEL OF SURGERY.
Dr. Roswell Park writes from Prague tc the “ British Medical Journal” : “ I have had the pleasure of a rather extended interview with a patient whose larynx and epiglottis Professor Gnssenbauer removed over a year ago. Six weeks after the operation he began to wear part of the artificial larynx, and, after accustoming himself to this, he gradually learned how to introduce and use the reed which takes the place of the vocal cords. This appartus was made for him by Eothe, who has also done some work for the Reese Hospital. The patient is a riding teacher, is reputed the best rider in Prague, is busy from morning till night, talking all day, and suffers not the slightest inconvenience or pain. His voice is of course, very monotonous, but his enunciation is excellent, his speech perfectly intelligible, and he eats and drinks with perfect facility. Three intralaryngeal operations had been previously made, before Gnssenbauer attemped his feat. This case is said to be the best living example of what the art of the surgeon and mechanician can accomplish for such a terrible disease as cancer of the larynx.
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Patea Mail, 13 October 1882, Page 4
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