WITHOUT STOMACH

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11826, 6 January 1933, Page 3

WITHOUT STOMACH

GERMAN'S AMAZING LEASE OF LIFE. LONDON, Doc. 27. The Munich correspondent o!' “Tlio Times’’ "writes that Johann Neubauer, who lias died, aged 51 years, had lived since 1921 without his stomach, which was removed because doctors considered that to do so was the only means of saving his life. Nenbnuer had been in good health since, although forced to exist on liquids. Death was due to heart, failure. When the matter was referred to them leading medical men in Sydney were unable to recall a parallel case there,, •‘lb is obvious that the man must have been fed through a tube,” said Dr. Finlay, of Sydney Hospital.

“Tn a number of eases we have removed portions of the stomach. This operation necessitates attaching the remaining portion of the stomach to the intestine and feeding the patient with liquids through a tube. “When the patient reaches the convalescent stage food can ho taken through the mouth. Usually complete recovery follows and no subsequent .ill-effects are experienced.” Dr. Finlay said that this operation was also performed in some cases of malignant growths. After portion of the stomach had been taken out. a tube was inserted into the stomach and the patient kept" rdivo with liquids.

“But in thsoe cases those are desperate expedients to prolong life for a few months,’ ’Dr. Finlay added.