Appendix Removed through Patient's Mouth

In the last few months researchers have been investigating a new procedure for taking out ones appendix. Previously an appendectomy has taken months to fully recover from because of the incision made in the abdominal wall. With this new procedure a doctor can go through the mouth, down to the stomach, and cut a small hole in the stomach wall and draw your inflammed appendix back out through the mouth. The only symptoms are a mild sore throat afterwards. Patients are back to exercising fully in just a few days. This development opens up so many possibilities for future surgury techniques. This is also being investigated for removal of gallbladders as well. The first US surgery was done less than a month ago so this is still a very up and coming thing.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571846