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Appendectomy Surgery on himself


Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov was a Soviet general practitioner who took part in the sixth Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1960–1961. He was the only doctor stationed at the Station and, while there, developed appendicitis, which meant he had to perform an appendectomy on himself.

Watch this video to see how the appendectomy is done nowadays

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