BRONCHOSCOPE OPERATION
CASE OF VENEZUELAN POLITICIAN. Received Oct. 17, 7.5 p.m. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15. The latest and most interesting case for Dr. Chevalier Jackson's bronchoscope is revealed with the arrival at Temple University ot Dr. Contreras, a prominent Venezuelan physician and a cousin of the President, after a trip by steamer and ambulance. He swallowed a gold tooth after a fit of coughing. The case is complicated by the fact that magnetic devices cannot be applied to remove the tooth. Dr. Jackson has begun extensive X-rays and has already carried out one operation.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 247, 18 October 1937, Page 8
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