BUENOS AIRES , Argentina ( Reuters ) -- The light from the cell phone screens allowed surgeons to complete an emergency appendix operation during a blackout in a city in central Argentina , reports said on Saturday . Leonardo Molina , 29 , was on the operating table on July 21 , when the power went out in the Policlinico Juan D. Peron , the main hospital in Villa Mercedes , a small city in San Luis province . `` The generator , which should have been working correctly , did n't work , '' a hospital spokesman , whose name was not given , told TN television news station . `` The surgeons and anesthetists were in the dark ... A family member got some cell phones together from people in the hallway and took them in to provide light , '' he said . Ricardo Molina , 39 , Leonardo 's brother , told La Nacion newspaper that the lights were out for an hour and his brother 's anesthesia was wearing off . E-mail to a friend . Copyright 2007 Reuters . All rights reserved.This material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten , or redistributed .
Surgeons complete emergency appendix operation with light from cell phones . The power went out in the main hospital in Villa Mercedes , central Argentina . Score: 6