Surgery - Page 47

June 27, 2019

Man needs chopstick surgically removed from hand after attempting beer bottle trick, doc says

Don't try this at home.

June 26, 2019

Indiana girl, 12, contracts flesh-eating bacteria during trip to Florida beach, mom says

A family's beach vacation quickly turned into an emergency medical situation.

June 25, 2019

Bangladeshi 'Tree Man' begs for hands to be amputated to relieve pain, report says

A Bangladeshi man who gained worldwide recognition as the “Tree Man” because of bark-like growths warping his hands and fingers has reportedly been begging doctors to amputate his limbs to relieve his pain.

June 21, 2019

Dad's tattoo matches son's life-saving heart surgery scar

A father’s love landed him in the tattoo parlor where he requested a 9-centimeter scar to be inked on his chest so that he could match his 6-year-old son, who had life-saving heart surgery last month.

June 20, 2019

Veterinarian: Bulldog swallows 19 baby pacifiers

A Boston veterinary hospital got quite a surprise recently when a family brought in their bulldog after he stopped eating.

June 20, 2019

Vape pen explodes shattering teen's teeth, jaw

A 17-year-old Nevada teen was left with what looked like “close-range gunshot wounds” after a vape pen that his mother had given him to help him quit smoking exploded in his mouth.

June 20, 2019

Mom suffering from symptoms of meningitis initially thought drink was spiked

A mother-of-one who lost both of her legs to meningitis said she initially thought her symptoms were due to a spiked drink.

June 20, 2019

Cleveland Clinic performs its first in utero surgery

The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio announced Wednesday that its staff had successfully performed its first in utero surgery earlier this year on a 23-week-old fetus, according to a report.

June 19, 2019

Mom loses tip of nose after dismissing skin cancer symptom as pimple

A former sun worshipper who admitted to soaking up the rays without using protection for decades shared how she had the tip of her nose cut off after a pink pimple on the end turned out to be sun-bathing induced skin cancer.

June 18, 2019

Doctors pull foot-long parasitic worm from woman's intestines

A woman in China who had been suffering from stomach pains over the last decade underwent surgery this week to remove a foot-long parasitic worm from her intestines.