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Look, no scars: organs removed via the mouth

timesonline.co.uk — A new form of scar-free surgery in which diseased organs are pulled out through the patient’s throat. The technique, called natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, has been successfully used on patients in America, France and India.

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  • cusoman, on 04/15/2008, -0/+65That puts the phrase "I think I'm going to cough up a lung" under a whole new light.
  • DeadFox1, on 04/15/2008, -0/+48"The main after-effects include a sore throat and an unpleasant taste in the mouth from having a diseased organ pulled through it."

    GROSS!
  • kidcodea, on 04/15/2008, -0/+35its been a long time. i can hardly recall my first pyramid.
  • Vexion, on 04/15/2008, -0/+26Holy crap, Angelfire? That site must've been around long enough to deliver a first-hand account.
  • MrBabyMan, on 04/15/2008, -7/+31Didn't the ancient Egyptians do this?
  • deaftly, on 04/15/2008, -0/+19Kano approves.
  • DigiDave, on 04/15/2008, -3/+21I think the ancient Egyptians did weird surgery to people after death. I think they would remove brains and stuff from Mummies - perhaps through the nose? I don't know... anybody out there remember this?
  • davdev, on 04/15/2008, -0/+17I'll take a bit of scaring, thank you. Really who wants a diseased lung pulled through their mouth?
  • Gunsdead, on 04/15/2008, -0/+1712 shots of Jack Daniels will produce a similar non-surgical outcome.
  • jigulous, on 04/15/2008, -0/+17Appendix removed through vagina:
    http://digg.com/health/Appendix_Removed_Through_Va ...
  • InfidelAl, on 04/15/2008, -0/+17This article seemed frightening enough. Then I read, "Other orifices could be used but Darzi said he believed the mouth was the most promising."
    ewwww
  • chanop, on 04/15/2008, -0/+14Where's the guestbook? I want to sign it
  • ekboost, on 04/15/2008, -0/+12So we'll replace the complications with wounds exposed to air with holes that could not close properly in our stomachs. Uhm, i'll take a scar.
  • MammasMilk, on 04/15/2008, -0/+11yeah, plus... chicks dig scars
  • davidwasman, on 04/15/2008, -0/+11Yes, but through the nasal cavity...and only to the dead.
  • jigulous, on 04/15/2008, -0/+10This won't make you feel any better:
    http://digg.com/health/Appendix_Removed_Through_Va ...
  • inactive, on 04/15/2008, -0/+10wheres the horrible green and black "digital" counter thing...?
  • legendxx, on 04/15/2008, -2/+10jboettcher
    A person who joined Digg on February 5th, 2008

    You'll soon learn that asshat comments like yours will be dugg down into oblivion. Get off your ass and contribute to the article or stfu.
  • whoomp123, on 04/15/2008, -0/+8thats what she said!
  • spiffs, on 04/15/2008, -1/+9I wonder how bad a taste in your mouth you get after that.
  • degron, on 04/15/2008, -0/+8Is that an Apple product?
  • inactive, on 04/15/2008, -0/+7How do you fit all the pipes, levers and keys in there?
  • newmanator77, on 04/15/2008, -2/+9They're developing an "iSnake" to assist with the procedure. wtf?
  • Tourniquet, on 04/15/2008, -0/+6Giggity.
  • ErikHarrison, on 04/15/2008, -0/+6"Other orifices could be used but Darzi said he believed the mouth was the most promising. "
    I would not like an organ pulled out of my ass, that's for sure.

    I wonder if the iSnake is white?
  • slvrbullet87, on 04/15/2008, -1/+7I would rather have the scar than have somebody pull my kidney out my mouth
  • Bersy, on 04/15/2008, -0/+6Paris Hilton knows what that's like.
  • uptwolait, on 04/15/2008, -1/+7For some odd reason, all I could think about was "Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit outta my hat!"
  • Vo0Ds, on 04/15/2008, -0/+5Nope, 3rd party iPod attachment.
  • Icelightning, on 04/15/2008, -0/+4It plays mp3s for your doctor to listen to while he's using it for your surgery.
  • colombian201, on 04/15/2008, -0/+4"Other orifices could be used......... "
    good luck with tht budd : /
  • 1807, on 04/15/2008, -0/+4I believe it was through the nose..the process was called mummification.The organs were eventually removed (with the exception of the heart) and stored in jars, allowing the body to be more well-preserved as it rested. Occasionally embalmers would break the bone behind the nose, and break the brain into small pieces in order that it could be pulled out through the nasal passage.

    and THAT is your scientific fun fact for the day
  • bloominoctober, on 04/15/2008, -0/+4Simply fascinating .... and a little disgusting.
  • DellDrEvil, on 04/15/2008, -0/+4Given the choice of hideous scars, or having my appendix pulled out of my *****...

    I'm gonna have to go with the scars.
  • festering1, on 04/15/2008, -2/+6Even to remove a prostate?
  • uptwolait, on 04/15/2008, -1/+4The "iSnake"? Is Jobs now licensing medical devices too? Sounds like a new way for him to reach in and remove the cash from your wallet.
  • Murdats, on 04/15/2008, -0/+3or so would a real world like vagina, but you may still be too immature for that sort of language so I will leave you to your pretend words.
  • inactive, on 04/15/2008, -0/+3Yeah that's right. With a hook, bit by bit.
    http://www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/mummy2.html

  • Masefield, on 04/15/2008, -0/+3Or "I'm going to reach down your throat and rip your heart out."
  • lex0nyc, on 04/15/2008, -0/+3Yes, but their technique was flawed, and in the end all their patients were dead!
  • Steinr, on 04/15/2008, -0/+3I remember reading in some obscure book that ancient healers used to pour acid down sick peoples throat. Similar approach but different effect. I am sure the patients no longer complained of their previous symptoms after that.
  • kenedamick, on 04/15/2008, -0/+2Takes a lot of guts to get this procedure done : )
  • MISking, on 04/15/2008, -0/+2NO
  • eddy23170, on 04/15/2008, -2/+4ok...i have been thinking about this...i think it is the speed of the digs....in other words...if it gets digs real fast within a certain time-frame it gets more exposure? anyone? bueller?
  • olenick, on 04/15/2008, -0/+2I thought this happened in the Alien movies.
  • iguanapunk, on 04/15/2008, -0/+2"leaving a bad taste". At least give him a rinse with some Listerine followed by a lolipop. I dread to think what my liver tastes like...although whiskey does get better with time...
  • hypnotoad32, on 04/15/2008, -0/+2Rectum? Damn near killed 'em.
  • inactive, on 04/15/2008, -0/+2Its all about Friends list and being able to send and receive shouts if you want to get something on the front page.

    Just look how sites like Hufpost, dailykos and rawstory get their stories on the front page.
  • boredrph, on 04/15/2008, -0/+2or "puking your guts out"
  • linkerjpatrick, on 04/15/2008, -1/+3I think I'd rather have external scarring that possible internal scarring inside of me. I'm not that vain.
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