Surgeons performing self-surgery: A review from around the world

Surgery is an institution that has existed for thousands of years as a means of diagnosing, preventing or curing ailments. The commonplace assumption that a surgical procedure is performed by one party on another is not always true. There have been many documented cases of persons operating on thems...

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Published in:Translational research in anatomy 2018-03, Vol.10 (C), p.1-3
Main Authors: Nwaogbe, Chidinma, Simonds, Emily A., D'Antoni, Anthony V., Tubbs, R. Shane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Appendicitis
Cardiac catheterization
Kidney stones
Self-surgery
Surgery
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Summary:Surgery is an institution that has existed for thousands of years as a means of diagnosing, preventing or curing ailments. The commonplace assumption that a surgical procedure is performed by one party on another is not always true. There have been many documented cases of persons operating on themselves. Therefore, several cases of surgeons operating on themselves for various reasons are discussed in this article from a historical sense. •A historical review of self-surgery.•Self-surgery appendectomy.•Understanding of anesthesia on self.
ISSN:2214-854X
2214-854X
DOI:10.1016/j.tria.2017.11.001