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The doctor who operated on himself: How Soviet surgeon Leonid Rogozov removed his own appendix in Antarctica
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Times of India World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 05:30 UTC. The headline in use is “The doctor who operated on himself: How Soviet surgeon Leonid Rogozov removed his own appendix in Antarctica”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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In April 1961, surgeon Leonid Rogozov found himself in a dire situation in Antarctica when he developed acute appendicitis. Stranded at a remote Soviet research station, he realized that evacuation was impossible.
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