Doctor who Dissecting Himself (Self-Surgery)

In a way, the doctor performing surgery 'self'. A doctor stationed in the Antarctic expedition in 1961 did an appendectomy to himself. That choice because of the difficult circumstances of his capture. Worsening weather made ​​it difficult to contact help, while he was the only doctor there. Fever and pain in the right lower abdomen forced him perform an appendectomy on himself.

Assisted by a team of colleagues, an engineer and a meteorologist, at night he dissected his own, with local anesthesia and medical devices that are in the post. He made an incision along 12 cm, injected antibiotics themselves into the abdominal cavity, and remove the inflamed appendix. The doctor stopped after about 30 minutes to operate because they feel dizzy and eyesight were vague. And after that he went back operations. The operation lasted about 1 hour. The doctor Russians that was recovered in 5 days, and 2 days following surgery on his stitches removed.