Incredible: Meet the Russian doctor who removed his own appendix in Antarctica
Incredible: Meet the Russian doctor who removed his own appendix in Antarctica
New Delhi: There are many doctors across the world who have big achievements to their credit. But this Russian doctor performed a self surgery while on expedition in 1961. Meet this surgeon Leonid Rogozov who
PTIPublished : Oct 07, 2013 17:05 IST, Updated : Oct 10, 2013 6:49 IST
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During the operation, Rogozov lost consciousness once. He had instructed his team on how to inject him with drugs using the syringes he had prepared.
The operation itself lasted an hour and 45 minutes. He was back to work in two weeks.