Surgeons seriously thought about amputating his right leg because it was so badly damaged.
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The hospital had to start amputating legs, completing four within a few hours.
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The infection spread, and after amputating her feet, doctors thought they had the situation under control, according to a blog run by a family friend.
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He's known for performing "cryosurgery"--a form of surgery that uses liquid nitrogen or nitrous oxide to freeze off cancerous tumors rather than cutting them out or amputating the host limb.
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"Amputating wasn't a hard decision, " Dr. Velmahos said.
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