Okay. I think this is just brilliant, though the visuals are a bit disturbing. Surgeons are now using naturally occurring orifices in the body as entry points for surgery.
They remove brain tumors through the nose and do gall bladder surgery through the vagina. It is very cool, IMHO.
Imagine the dialogue?
" I’m sorry Mr. Lefkowitz, we’ll be leaving several small scars as the result of the appendectomy we’re doing tomorrow".
" The other doctor said it could be done scar free."
" That was assuming ownership of a vagina. "
:eek:
On the upside, parents who used to use the word " Po-Po " as a euphamsim for vagina can now use " access port" instead, which may sit better with a lot of folks.
When my gallbladder was removed, it required 4 incisions - 2 about an inch long and 2 maybe a quarter of an inch. The smaller ones are all but invisible among the stretch marks… I’m perfectly happy with that approach, thankyewveddymuch. Steer clear of the tender bits… <shudder>
Jim ‘Wash Out’ Pfaffenbach: I just got kicked out of the unit. My flight status has been withdrawn. I’m through, Dead Meat!
Pete ‘Dead Meat’ Thompson: What happened?
Jim ‘Wash Out’ Pfaffenbach: It’s my eyes. I’ve got walleye-vision.
Pete ‘Dead Meat’ Thompson: Isn’t there something that can be done?
Jim ‘Wash Out’ Pfaffenbach: Well, there’s a delicate corneal inversion procedure… a multi-opti-pupil-optomy. But, in order to keep from damaging the eye sockets, they’ve got to go in through the rectum. Ain’t no man going to take that route with me!
I’m no expert on human anatomy but I did major in biology/zoology and I’m pretty sure the digestive and reproductive systems aren’t really connected despite the closeness of the access ports.
So if this means making a hole in my uterus in order to get to my gall bladder, well, I think I’ll just take the scar on my belly instead. I may not be using my uterus for much but I don’t like the idea of having holes made in it in case something leaks out.
"It is unique in one’s career in medicine to see a true paradigm shift that significantly changes patient management. This generation experienced such a paradigm shift with the introduction and development of laparoscopic surgery. It is possible that we are on the verge of another paradigm shift - Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)™. "
I think they’re trying to say that it’s a paradigm shift. :dubious:
Hot appendix? We’ll just do an upper endoscopy, make a little hole somewhere in your upper G.I. tract, zoom out into the peritoneal cavity, excise that little sucker and haul it back up through your mouth - sort of like landing a catfish.
Cool, eh?
I’m perfectly happy with that approach, thankyewveddymuch. Steer clear of the tender bits… <shudder>