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Surgeons Remove 'Very Rare' 132-Pound Ovarian Tumor
Connecticut surgeons recently removed a 132-lb. (60 kilograms) ovarian tumor from a woman's abdomen.
Surgeons Reattached This Girl's Leg Backward. No, It Wasn't a Mistake.
To treat a 7-year-old's cancer, doctors performed an unusual surgery.
Doctors Perform World's First Full Penis-and-Scrotum Transplant
Doctors at Johns Hopkins Medicine performed the world's first complete penis and scrotum transplant, the hospital announced today (April 23).
Organ Donations from Overdose Victims Save Thousands
Lives tragically claimed by the American opioid epidemic may benefit people desperately in need of organ transplants.
Does Anesthesia Cause Memory Problems in Adults?
Middle-age adults who had surgery showed greater declines in memory and executive function than similar people who did not have surgery.
Here's What Happens When You Leave Surgical Sponges in a Person's Body for Years
Years after a C-section, doctors spotted a strange complication.
Why 'Girls' Actor Lena Dunham Needed a Hysterectomy at 31
Actress Lena Dunham has revealed that she recently underwent a hysterectomy to treat crippling pain from endometriosis.
Surgeon Left Scalpel in Veteran's Abdomen, Lawsuit Claims
A veteran in Connecticut is suing a Veterans Affair Hospital, claiming that someone left a scalpel handle inside of his abdomen after surgery, according to news reports.
