Explorer Removes Own Appendix In Antarctica
An explorer in Antarctica diagnosed himself with acute appendicitis and removed his own appendix. He instructed fellow explorers to assist with surgical retractors and a mirror, administering local anesthetic himself.
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“Someone literally took out their own appendix in Antarctica. He got sick, realised like he was able to diagnose himself with acute appendicitis, realised there was going to be no way to evacuate him and knew that without an appendectomy he would die.”
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