A THROAT OPERATION
BY GERMAN SURGEON. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Berlin, April 26. Professor Lexer, of Jena, at the German Surgeons' Congress, detailed the construction of an entirely new oesophagus out of the outer skin of the intestine, which was grafted. The organ had been destroyed by sulphuric acid, which the woman had taken when attempting suicide. The burns reached from the larynx to the stomach. The woman is now taking solids and fluids.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 287, 28 April 1911, Page 5
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73A THROAT OPERATION Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 287, 28 April 1911, Page 5
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