There are many medical reasons that can cause black stools that are tarry with a foul smell, but sometimes dark stools are caused by eating certain foods or taking iron supplements. However, black stools can also be a result of bleeding, and the darker color indicates that the blood could be coming from a point in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Gertrude Levandowski survived a 96-hour procedure at a Chicago hospital to remove a giant ovarian cyst; the longest surgery. The second longest surgery ever was 40 hours long and that was to remove 6 limbs from a 8 limed baby in India. But the most common longest surgery is spinal cord surgery it is a 14 hour surgery.
Balloon Sinuplasty. âIâm 80 years old, I had the balloon sinus dilation procedure done by Dr. Armstrong in his office and then went to the University of Richmond basketball game that evening! The procedure is no worse than getting your teeth cleaned. I would recommend Dr. Armstrong to anyone with sinus issues.â.