Physicians order CT scans for a number of different reasons including searching for and assessing: tumours, cysts, kidney stones, and bone injuries. Without CT scans, surgeons would have to perform many needless operations.
A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that send surges of water, sometimes reaching heights of over 100 feet (30.5 m), onto land. These walls of water often cause widespread destruction.
By the time of his sudden death at age 50 in 2009, Michael Jackson was known less for his music than for his erratic behavior, wild spending, and many plastic surgeries.
A surgeon once accidentally amputated an assistant's fingers along with a patient's leg. The patient and the assistant died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly fainted and died, resulting in a procedure with 300% mortality.
A surgeon once accidentally amputated an assistant's fingers along with a patient's leg. The patient and the assistant died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly fainted and died, resulting in a procedure with 300% mortality.
A surgeon once accidentally amputated an assistant's fingers along with a patient's leg. The patient and the assistant died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly fainted and died, resulting in a procedure with 300% mortality.
A surgeon once accidentally amputated an assistant's fingers along with a patient's leg. The patient and the assistant died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly fainted and died, resulting in a procedure with 300% mortality.
Surgery is used to detach conjoined twins into separate functional bodies unless a shared vital organ such as the brain, heart or liver makes it too difficult.
The beauty industry is bundling cosmetic surgery and cosmetic salon treatments under the same terminology. Confusing the two trivializes surgery and can put patients in real danger.
The beauty industry is bundling cosmetic surgery and cosmetic salon treatments under the same terminology. Confusing the two trivializes surgery and can put patients in real danger.
Research indicates about 1 in around 1,000 patients undergoing abdominal surgeries wind up with an unintended souvenir. That can lead to infections, pain and other complications.