Autopsy professionals recounted some of the most unusual anatomical anomalies they encountered in their careers, revealing cases that left them astonished. Notable discoveries included a rare condition called uterine didelphys, with a vagina that split into two reaching separate cervixes and uterine cavities. Another intriguing case involved situs inversus, where all organs were mirrored from their typical positions. An old woman with a surprisingly thick skull and a smaller brain lived a functional life until dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. Lastly, a mystery plastic disc was found in a patient's renal artery, linked to a previous surgical incident.
I performed autopsies for almost a decade. The most unique thing I saw was uterine didelphys with a septate vagina. Basically, the vagina split in two and went to two separate cervixes and two separate uterine cavities. The two parts of the uterus fused into one heart-shaped body.
An old woman with an incredibly thick skull all the way around. Her brain was much, much smaller than it should have been, but according to her family, she was fully functional and displayed no deficits of any kind. She actually ran her own cheese-making company and died from a carbon monoxide leak.
Situs inversus. Basically, all the organs were in mirrored anatomical positions from where they should normally be. So, so cool.
I was performing an autopsy on an elderly patient with cardiac valve disease and found a 3 cm white plastic disc lodged in the ostium of one of the renal arteries. It was identical to the disc of the patient's tilting valve-type mechanical aortic valve.
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