First, a cholecystectomy via the vagina, now surgeons are looking at the other end:
Transgastric surgery, or natural orifice translumenal endosurgery (NOTES), as it is officially known, involves passing flexible surgical tools and a camera in through the patient’s mouth to reach the abdominal cavity via an incision made in the stomach lining. Once the operation is over, the surgeon draws any removed tissue back out through the patient’s mouth and stitches up the hole in the stomach.
Related posts:
- Minimally invasive surgery via the vagina
- A fall from the surgical table
- Sid Schwab talks personally about surgical complications
- Death during a "live" surgery
- At what point do surgical innovations give diminishing returns?
- Obese people are gorging to qualify for gastric bypass
- Brain surgery for schizophrenia
KevinMD.com on Facebook
Comments on this entry are closed.