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Show SiGEOIS OPERATE 01 KKOF SWEDEN His Majesty Found to Be Suffering From Ulceration of the Stomach. STOCKHOLM. Sweden, April 9. King Gustavo of Sweden was operated on today to-day at the Sophia hospital here. The surgeons found that ho was suffering from extensive ulceration of the stomach. The operation, which was in charge of Professor John Wilhelm Berg, a well-known well-known Swedish surgeon, lasted two hours. It was announced afterward th'at the king's condition was satisfactory, although al-though his majesty was weak. The queen occupied an. apartment In tho hospital during the operation and will stay there until the king Is convalescent After the operation on tho king a bulletin bul-letin was Issued, which said: "Ills majesty spent a milct night before be-fore the operation, which was carried out by the Swedish professors, John Wilhelm Berg and Jules H. Akerman. The actual operation lasted seventy-five minutes and was well borne by tho royal patient. "A mora or less superficial ulcer was discovered on the loft lower side of the stomach near the pylorus or opening between be-tween the stomach and small Intestine. The ulcer showed no signs of being malignant, ma-lignant, "The operation of gastro-cntrostomy was then performed. "Tho nueen. of Sweden, the crown prince and crown princess, Prince Eugene, Eu-gene, tho prime minister, the foreign minister and the marshal of tho kingdom king-dom were present In the hospital during the operation. "Professor Wilhelm Flelnor, who acted as anesthetist, declared that his majoi'-ty majoi'-ty was now getting on well. The result left no doubt that the operation was necessary. nec-essary. Professor Flelner leaven this afternoon for Heidelberg." A bulletin Issued at 7 o'clock this evening from the bedside of King Gustavo Gus-tavo said: "The king slept several hours and then experienced the usual discomforts following follow-ing an operation. His temperature Is 99.9 and his condition Is as satisfactory as possible." |