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May 24, 1864
Staunton Spectator
Staunton, Virginia
What is this article about?
M. Maisonneuve, surgeon at Hotel Dieu, removed a cancer-afflicted tongue using cauterizing arrows, allowing the patient to swallow and speak with a guttapercha replacement.
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REMOVAL OF A TONGUE. M. Maisonneuve, Surgeon of the Hotel Dieu, describes how he removed from a patient the whole of a tongue afflicted with cancer by means of what he terms cauterization on fleches. He perforated the tongue with eight of his cauterizing arrows, (fleches,) so as to cause all the affected portions to slough off in one mass. His patient, after the removal of the tongue, could neither swallow nor speak, but performed both these functions on being supplied with a guttapercha tongue of the natural size.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Tongue Removal
Cancer Surgery
Cauterization
Guttapercha Tongue
Medical Procedure
What entities or persons were involved?
M. Maisonneuve
Where did it happen?
Hotel Dieu
Story Details
Key Persons
M. Maisonneuve
Location
Hotel Dieu
Story Details
Surgeon M. Maisonneuve removes a cancer-afflicted tongue using cauterizing arrows to cause sloughing, then fits patient with guttapercha tongue to restore swallowing and speech.