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Heaps_Flacid t1_itn9jb2 wrote

Reply to comment by historycat95 in TIL Michael DeBakey, developed over many years the technique of replacing the damaged aorta with a tube made of polyethylene terephthalate. He himself suffered aortic dissection at the age of 97 and survived for two years thanks to the technique he developed himself. by Bobba_fat

It gets worse. There's an extremely common surgical tool he designed and popularised called DeBakey's forceps which were undoubtedly used during the procedure.

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