As a Coast Guard medic in the 1950s, he once performed an appendectomy in the eye of a hurricane with the help of an onshore surgeon who guided him by radio.
At the Sinwon hospital, doctors were preparing to perform an emergency appendectomy on a young North Korean girl.
POPE JOHN PAUL II, 76; from an appendectomy; in Rome.
Heyward busting out of slump in big way Jason Heyward got off to a slow start, then missed nearly a month after an appendectomy and struggled in his return. Things have changed drastically in the past week.
June 12, 2013 - Atlanta Braves
Amelie Mauresmo in Reuters UK I'm going directly to Rome and I hope that I'll be able to get as much practice as possible on the courts,Mauresmo told reporters. "I'm physically fit and am totally recovered from the appendectomy. I now need as many matches as possible...
Ben Roethlisberger in Monessen Valley Independent Asked about the cumulative effect of everything that happened to him, Roethlisberger said, "It's hard for even me to say. I never really felt like I was afraid to really get hit; maybe after the appendectomy a little bit because my stomach hurt, I...