Rudolf Nissen Surgeon To Albert Einstein Hand Signed Letter

CHAU2105  A vintage 1973 hand signed headed paper letter from Rudolf Nissen famous German surgeon who operated on Albert Einstein and gave him extra years life.  He has personally autographed this letter and bar centrally twice folded from when originally posted (which is how I will send to the buyer) it is otherwise great condition and you will never find a better lifetime authenticity of this historic surgeon than on his official headed paper from his offices in Berlin.

"....In December 1948, Nissen admitted Albert Einstein to Jewish Hospital for removal of intestinal cysts. However, the scientist was also suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).An aneurysm is a dilatation that occurs in a blood vessel. In the portion of the aorta that runs through the abdomen, aneurysms are typically asymptomatic until rupture is imminent.AAA rupture can cause immediate death from exsanguination. Definitive surgical treatment for AAA had not been devised in the 1940s. Beginning in 1943, reinforcement with cellophane had been used to induce fibrosis in the vessel, decreasing the risk of rupture. Nissen wrapped the aneurysm with cellophane and Einstein recovered from the surgery. Upon his hospital discharge, Einstein was surrounded by photographers and he was photographed with his tongue sticking out at them. He sent an autographed newspaper clipping of the photo to Nissen with the inscription "To Nissen my tummy / The world my tongue...."