The Surgeons who performed autoappendectomy

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T Cancio
Hospital General Docente Leopoldito Martinez
L Vázquez
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9161-1824
A Medina
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3446-8271

Abstract

There are some Cases of autoappendectomy made by surgeons and another persons. The most famous case is Leonid Rogozov. 

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Cancio, T., Vázquez, L., & Medina, A. (2026). The Surgeons who performed autoappendectomy. British Journal Of Surgical Science, 6(2). Retrieved from https://britishjournalofsurgicalscience.uk/index.php/bjoss/article/view/68
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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): General surgery
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GENERAL SURGERY
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