Natural Orifice Surgery

Surgeons are developing less-intrusive "scarless" techniques ofperforming endoscopic surgery through body orifices.

[Diagram: Gallbladder removal through the mouth]

SOURCE: Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research | GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - September 21, 2008

This Story Scarless Surgery Uses Body's Own Openings Article \| When Albert Pagliuca got gallstones, his surgeon offered to remove his gallbladder with a new operation designed to hurt less, get him back to work more quickly and leave no visible scars. But there was one catch: Doctors would pull the organ out through his mouth. Natural Orifice Surgery		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research \| GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - September 21, 2008 ¬es=Surgeons are developing less-intrusive 'scarless' techniques ofperforming endoscopic surgery through body orifices." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment, Research \| GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - September 21, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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