Dr. Elena Vasilyeva, a physician at Russia's Novolazarevskaya Station in Antarctica, made medical history when she performed a partial self-surgery to remove her inflamed appendix after being snowed in and unable to evacuate.
Doctor Performs Surgery on Himself After Getting Stuck in Antarctica
Bram Teitelman
A physician stationed at a remote Antarctic research base performed a partial surgery on himself after developing an acute appendicitis.
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