THE CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 147, 24 June 1887, Page 5

THE CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY.

The Nature of His Illness.

A Berlin correspondent says : I have just seen Dr. Virchow, the leading German pathologist, who has been in attendance on the Crown Prince; and he assures me that, according to his most-careful microscopic examinations, he is confident that the affection of his throat is neither parasitic nor gangrenous,and is, therefore, absolutely without danger. It is, however, very obstinate, and its complete cure will take some time. His Imperial Highness is sufl'ering from a swelling or growth at one side of the larynx, which prevents him from making full use of his voice. Other German authorities who have examined the Crown Prince's throat, and Dr. Morrell McKenzie, who was summoned from London.on Dr. Bergemann's special wish, are agreed that there is nothing serious in the complaint, and that complete recovery is to be looked for. No operation, properly speaking, has taken place, but a small portion of the obstruction was cut out of his throat and examined by Dr. Virchow, with the result as above stated , Owing to the complete absence of malignant symptoms the surgeons, it is said, have come to the decision that an operation is not needed, but that continued inhalations and cauterisations will be sufficient. His Imperial Highness must, however, take great care of himself and avoid dust or over exertion, which accounts for his absence from his military exercises and reviews. Some of the Berlin specialists were anxious to perform a dangerous operation of trichotomy last week, but Professor Bergemann absolutely refused his consent thereto until the opinion of the eminent English authority, Dr. Morrell McKenzie, shouidhavebeenheard. Bismarck,moreover, was so averse to resorting to these extreme measures that the object of his visit to the Crown Prince on Friday was to dissuade the physicians from taking the step proposed. Even if successful, the operation would "have almost entirely deprived the Crown Prince of his voice for the remainder of his life. Dr. McKenzie's experience in disease of the larynx induced him to add his professional opinion to Bismarck's political objection, and the English specialist successfully and skillfuly performed a delicate operation on Saturday last which, enabled Professor Virchow to pronounce that the growth was not malignant, being only a warb; consequently an external operation became unnecessary.