Category Archives: fox-news/health/medical-research/surgery

{FD} Mom split ‘like a banana’ after horror jet ski accident, report says

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A 31-year-old mother is reportedly recovering in a Turkish hospital after undergoing two major operations this week to repair several internal organs which were damaged in a jet ski accident on her last day of vacation. Continue reading →

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{FD} Dad impaled by 40-pound spear miraculously survives ‘mind-boggling’ injury

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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An Idaho dad is lucky to be alive after a 40-pound bay hale spear pierced through his back and exited out of his stomach, missing his aorta and spinal cord by mere millimeters. Continue reading →

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{FD} Freak lawnmower accident leaves girl with 200 stitches down middle of face

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A 10-year-old girl is being lauded for her bravery as she continues to recovery from a harrowing lawnmower accident that left her with a skull fracture and 200 hundred stitches down her face. Continue reading →

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{FD} Patient paralyzed in botched scoliosis surgery gets $135M

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A Michigan jury has sided with a 17-year-old patient who was left partially paralyzed after her surgeon botched a corrective spinal surgery eight years ago that left her partially paralyzed. Continue reading →

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{FD} Dad who lost lips, limbs to horrifying infection gets new mouth made from shoulder skin, tattoo

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A 38-year-old father who lost part of his face and all four limbs four years ago after contracting a dangerous number of infections has fought his way back from near death with the help of skin grafts and medical tattooing. Continue reading →

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{FD} Surgeons reattach teen’s severed arm after UTV accident

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A 13-year-old North Carolina boy is working on gaining full feeling back in his arm after a UTV accident severed his left limb above his elbow. Continue reading →

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{FD} ‘Migrating’ bumps on woman’s face discovered to be parasite

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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Tourists headed to the World Cup may want to pack an extra can of bug spray after one woman who recently traveled to a rural area outside of Moscow discovered random bumps on her face was actually a migrating worm, which she likely picked up from a mos… Continue reading →

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{FD} Doctors save teen who lived with organs outside body for 19 years

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Sumesh Rajan | SWNS
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A teenager who had lived with her vital organs outside her body for 19 years has been saved by doctors. Continue reading →

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{FD} Boy who underwent ‘miracle’ facial surgery beats odds to celebrate first birthday

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Ellie Forbes | SWNS
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A baby boy who became the first in the world to undergo a miracle face operation has celebrated his first birthday against the odds. Continue reading →

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{FD} Surgeons remove prickly caterpillar parts from infant’s tongue, cheek

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A Canadian mother put out a dire warning for other parents after her 8-month-old daughter underwent emergency surgery to remove pieces of a prickly caterpillar that had gotten stuck to her tongue and cheek. Continue reading →

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{FD} Surgeons save construction worker’s mangled hand after gruesome injury

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Sagaya Fernando | SWNS
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A laborer had a lucky escape after his hand was mangled beyond recognition in a cement crusher. Continue reading →

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{FD} Musician serenades surgeons during brain operation

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Dinesh Dubey | SWNS
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A 31-year-old musician serenaded surgeons while they burned out parts of his brain so that he could continue playing guitar. Continue reading →

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{FD} Surgeon removes 4,100 gallstones from patient complaining of abdominal pain

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Laura Elvin | SWNS
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A man complaining of abdominal pain was cured after surgeons removed a staggering 4,100 gallstones from his body. Continue reading →

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{FD} Girl who lost foot to meningitis 2 years ago now faces leg amputation

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Arun Lal | SWNS
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A brave nine-year-old girl will have her right leg amputated just two years after losing the other foot to deadly meningitis. Continue reading →

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{FD} 5-year-old girl loses foot in lawnmower accident

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A 5-year-old girl who was getting ready to graduate kindergarten with her classmates will have to miss the ceremony as she remains hospitalized after a tragic backyard accident. Continue reading →

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{FD} Horse knocks out teen’s teeth with kick to the face

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Tom Bevan and Mike Smallcombe | SWNS
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A teenage girl was knocked unconscious and lost five teeth after being kicked in the face by a horse. Continue reading →

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{FD} Army hospital ear transplant surgery reportedly done with ear ‘grown’ in soldier’s arm

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Elizabeth Zwirz
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Physicians at an Army medical facility in Texas were able to surgically give a soldier a brand new ear after she lost the use of her own following a car accident, according to a report Monday. Continue reading →

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{FD} Mom reveals new smile after having enormous tumor removed

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Rose Talbot | SWNS
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A mom smiled and said “I feel beautiful” after doctors removed an enormous debilitating facial tumor which left her barely able to speak or eat. Continue reading →

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{FD} ‘Deodorant Challenge’ leaves teen with second-degree burns

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Alex Shipman | SWNS
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A 15-year-old girl was left with horrific burns after deodorant was sprayed on her in the latest school craze. Continue reading →

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{FD} Boy, 13, regains consciousness after parents sign papers to donate his organs

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Katherine Lam
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A 13-year-old boy who was declared brain dead defied odds when he regained consciousness after his parents had signed papers to donate his organs. Continue reading →

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{FD} Woman lived with cockroach in her ear for 9 days after it crawled in while she was sleeping

Posted on May 4, 2018 by FOX News
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A Florida woman lived through a real-life nightmare last month and is now sharing how she came to learn that a cockroach crawled into her ear while she was sleeping. Continue reading →

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{FD} Newlywed California couple stranded in Tahiti after husband suffers severe injury on last day of honeymoon

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Greg Norman
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A California couple’s honeymoon in the South Pacific has turned into an extended getaway – and a “nightmare” – as they remained holed up in a hospital a following severe spinal cord injury that the husband suffered on what was supposed to be the last d… Continue reading →

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{FD} Surgeons pull 14 roundworms from woman’s bile duct

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Sumesh Rajan | SWNS
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Surgeons in India discovered 14 live worms wriggling inside a woman’s internal organs. Continue reading →

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{FD} Girl battling bone cancer has leg reattached backward

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Rachael Rettner
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When Amelia Eldred, an active 7-year-old in England, needed her leg amputated to treat bone cancer, doctors performed an unusual surgery: They removed the middle part of her leg and then reattached the lower part of her leg — but backward. Continue reading →

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{FD} Mom has foot amputated after discovering cancerous tumor during pedicure

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A North Carolina mother’s decision to amputate her right foot in hopes of preventing a cancerous tumor from spreading did not come easy, but she said it was her love of life and her kids that ultimately helped her make it. Continue reading →

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{FD} Chicago baby fitted with world’s tiniest mechanical heart valve

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Alexandria Hein
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A Chicago baby is thriving after she became one of the first to receive a mechanical heart valve. Continue reading →

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{FD} Woman has leg amputated after break wouldn’t heal

Posted on April 24, 2018 by John Bett | SWNS
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A young woman decided to have her leg amputated after a simple stress fracture she suffered walking down a street wouldn’t heal. Continue reading →

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{FD} Man cheats death after being stabbed in skull with key

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Sagaya Fernando | SWNS
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These incredible pictures show doctors treating a man who had a motorcycle key stuck in his skull during a brawl. Continue reading →

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{FD} Russian woman dies after given formaldehyde instead of saline drip

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Michael Bartiromo
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A Russian woman was embalmed alive when doctors unwittingly put her on a formaldehyde-based drip during a routine surgery, according to a report Sunday. Continue reading →

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{FD} Russian woman embalmed alive in deadly hospital mistake

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Natalie O'Neill
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A Russian woman was embalmed alive when doctors unwittingly put her on a formaldehyde-based drip instead of a saline during a surgery, according to a report Sunday. Continue reading →

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{FD} Surgeons amazed after removing over 2,000 gallstones from woman

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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Doctors are amazed after removing 2,350 stones from a woman’s gallbladder. Continue reading →

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{FD} Woman who couldn’t open her mouth for 30 years is finally able to chew

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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A woman has eaten solid food for the first time in 30 years after her jaw was fused shut by a tumor. Continue reading →

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{FD} Man has leg amputated, fights for his life after horrific motorbike crash in Thailand

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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A motorcycle ride had his right leg amputated and is fighting for his life after a horrible crash in Thailand. Continue reading →

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{FD} Quadruple amputee mom says, ‘I just have to go with it’ after surgery

Posted on March 20, 2018 by John Franchi, Fox 13 Salt Lake City
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A Utah woman is in the hospital recovering after having both her arms and legs amputated. Continue reading →

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{FD} Girl teased for severely bowed legs gets transformative surgery

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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Surgeons on a charity hospital ship in Cameroon were able to correct an 11-year old girl’s legs that were so severely bowed, they faced backwards. Continue reading →

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{FD} Man impaled by a 4-foot pole through his groin is saved by doctors

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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Doctors in India saved a man who was impaled by a 4-foot poll that went through his groin and out his neck. Continue reading →

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{FD} Husband donates kidney to wife of 23 years: ‘I felt like I won the lottery’

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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A husband gave his wife his kidney for their 23rd wedding anniversary so she could avoid painful dialysis treatments. Continue reading →

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{FD} Graphic video: Doctors accused of using man’s foot as pillow after amputating his leg

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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Authorities have launched an investigation after a shocking video has emerged of a patient who is being propped up by his own amputated foot. Continue reading →

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{FD} Formerly conjoined twin Anna Grace Richards discharged from Texas hospital

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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Anna Grace Richards, one of the formerly conjoined twin girls separated in a seven-hour surgery at Texas Children’s on Jan. 13, was discharged after spending 428 days in the hospital. Continue reading →

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{FD} Teen thought her drooping eye was booze-related, but it was a brain tumor

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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A teenager who initially blamed her dropping eye on alcohol, discovered a huge tumor behind her eye socket. Continue reading →

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{FD} Toddler needs 125G surgery in order to smile for the first time

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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Parents of a 3-year old from Melville, New York are trying to raise $125,000 so their little girl can undergo a special surgery to treat her rare syndrome and smile for the first time. Continue reading →

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{FD} Amputating a leg ends lifelong struggle, and brings joy to a woman’s life

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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A St. Louis woman is thrilled she decided to amputate her leg after years of struggling with a rare tumor. Continue reading →

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{FD} Shocking video shows Parkinson’s tremors suddenly stop after surgeon cuts brain pathway

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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New video captures the moment when doctors were able to surgically cut off the tremors in a Parkinson’s patient. Continue reading →

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{FD} Brain surgeons perform procedure on wrong patient

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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Doctors in Kenya didn’t realize they were operating on the wrong patient until two hours into the surgery. Continue reading →

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{FD} Woman’s hand that was chopped off in machine was saved by co-workers

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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A woman has miraculously regained the use of her hand after it was completely severed by a coconut chopping machine. Continue reading →

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{FD} Doctors successfully remove 4-pound brain tumor, bigger than head itself

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Melanie Dadourian
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Surgeons in India successfully removed a 4 pound tumor from a 31 year old man. Continue reading →

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{FD} Conjoined 13-month-old twin girls successfully separated, hospital says

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Elizabeth Zwirz
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A Texas hospital announced the successful operation separating twin baby girls who were conjoined at the chest and abdomen and shared multiple organs on Monday. Continue reading →

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{FD} Maryland boy survives after ***** lodges in his skull ‘a millimeter’ away from killing him

Posted on January 28, 2018 by FOX News
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A Maryland seventh-grader has survived after the tip of a 6-inch-long metal ***** got lodged in his skull. Continue reading →

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{FD} Sleep apnea treatment uses ‘snake-like’ surgical robot

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Lindsay Carlton
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A new robotic surgery helps those suffering from sleep apnea. The robot is designed to navigate the body’s natural twists and turns so tissue can be removed or repaired safely and efficiently. Continue reading →

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{FD} Woman sues hospital over **** photo taken of her on operating table

Posted on December 29, 2017 by FOX News
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A woman has sued the Pennsylvania hospital where she once worked over **** photos taken of her while she was on the operating table. Continue reading →

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