Word: diverticulum
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Dates: during 1932-1932
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...Cleveland, recuperating from his diverticulum operation (TIME, Oct. 10) William Randolph Hearst gave newshawks an interview. Excerpt: "The surgeons say the operation was not important,* but whenever folks begin plowing around in my interior, the situation becomes important as far as I am concerned. Dr. [George Washington] Crile says he has been doing operations like mine for years and has never had a fatality. Of course, I do not want to spoil such a good record and am particularly pleased...
...Long inconvenienced, though not debilitated, by a diverticulum (pouch) in his esophagus, Mr. Hearst saw TIME's report of modern surgery's success with the phenomenon (TIME, March 21), despatched his Manhattan medical reporter to learn TIME's sources, finally proceeded to the Crile Clinic, had his pouch sewed shut...