Longest Medical Operation

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The most protracted operation reported lasted for 96 hours and was performed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on February 4-8 1951. When an ovarian cyst was removed from Gertrude Levandowski (USA). During the operation her weight fell 616 lb (280 kg) to 308 lb (140 kg).



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