Man's Appendix Removed Through Mouth

The latest and greatest in non-invasive surgery:

The world’s first non-invasive appendectomy was performed on a former US Marine named Jeff Scholtz. By non-invasive, it means the surgery was accomplished without cutting anyone open.

How did that happen you ask? Well, first off, doctors insert a flexible tube down the person’s mouth until it reaches the stomach. Once inside, the stomach wall is incised to get to the appendix. Now that the tube is at the destination, doctors bring out a bag from inside the tube, cut off the diseased appendix, bag it, and finally, bring it back out through the mouth. The result? The method brought no scar and no side effect aside from a bit of sore throat. In fact, a couple of days later, Mr. Scholtz went back to work, and even started eating pizza and doing sit-ups the day after.

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