Show Surgery in the West A very delicate and most dangerous operation op-eration was performed at the city hospital about 3 oclock yesterday afternoon by Dr Ransohoff Some time ago Fred Miller a young Jaborer injured himself while lifting a very heavy weight Strangulated Strang-ulated hernia developed and the young man was taken to the hospital hospi-tal Ho grew worse and in order to save his life heroic measures were decided upon Yesterday afternoon the young man was taken into the amphitheatre of the hospital and after being laid in position on the operating table was placed under the influence of ether The abdomen was then out open disclosing the intestines which were taken out of the cavity and examined in order to find the strangulated portion When this was found about four inches of the intestines intes-tines were cut oil and the ends sewed together while the other weak portions were fastened to the abdominal walls and closed The operation occupied about one hour and a half and is one of the most delicate which has been performed in the hospital for months Nevertheless the patient is doing well and the chances are that he will recover Miller lives nt 114 Freeman avenueClnclnnati Enquirer |