Surgeons save Brazilian man’s hand from being amputated by sewing it into his belly | Americas | News | The Independent

Ingenious surgeons have helped save a Brazilian man’s hand from being amputated by putting it inside a ‘pocket’ in his belly.  Doctors decided to bury Carlos Mariotti’s left hand inside his abdomen and cover it with a flap of protective skin, after the machine production operator suffered a horrific work accident that ripped off all the skin on his hand. The 42-year-old who lives in Orleans in the south of Brazil, must now keep his damaged hand inside the soft tissue pouch for six weeks.

Source: Surgeons save Brazilian man’s hand from being amputated by sewing it into his belly | Americas | News | The Independent