Anterior gastro-enterostomy was made on Case I, while the posterior method with a short loop (Moynihan) was used in cases II and III.All three cases recovered from the immediate effects of the operation, but case I died in three weeks of exhaustion as a result of the second and third perforations.Case II gained 44 pounds between November and February and is in excellent health at this time, October, 1905.Case III has been perfectly well ever since the operation and has no gastric symptoms whatever.He is in excellent health at present, October, 1905.
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