Surgeon carries out op in Congo - by text

A doctor volunteering in war-torn Congo performed a life-saving amputation on a teenage boy using text message instructions from a colleague in London.

Surgeon carries out op in Congo - by text

A doctor volunteering in war-torn Congo performed a life-saving amputation on a teenage boy using text message instructions from a colleague in London.

Vascular surgeon David Nott was working 24-hour shifts with medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Rutshuru when he came across the 16-year-old.

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