Study finds evidence of 'clear relationship' between appendectomy and Parkinson's https://t.co/BokMBG1M89

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So I’ve just finished this cushion for my younger son. He gave me the tapestry to do while I was recovering from Sepsis after my thyroidectomy and chemotherapy.

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Decto : Mmmm...
Character : El Decto (Decto Hermosillo)

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Surgeon Charles McBurney published 2 papers, in 1889 and 1891, describing what are now called ‘McBurney’s point’ (site of max tenderness in appendicitis) and ‘McBurney’s incision’ (used for appendectomy, also known as grid-iron, muscle splitting).

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On December 6, 1735, surgeon Claudius Amyand performed the first recorded successful appendectomy on an 11 year old boy named Hanvil Anderson. The appendix was trapped in an inguinal hernia, a condition now known as Amyand’s hernia.

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NeurosurgicalAtlas: Step-by-step directions with illustrations to perform an intradural clinoidectomy - with https://t.co/a3NliXyiI5

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Russian surgeon goes mad during appendectomy, 1911 https://t.co/rt2vx85m9K

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