If you ever need an organ like the gallbladder or appendix removed, the surgeon may ask you to pick an orifice for the removal. Recently, several dozen Americans have undergone experimental operations that don’t cut the skin open. Instead, surgeons enter the patient through a “natural orifice,” like the mouth or vagina. Minimally invasive surgeries made big incisions unnecessary and these procedures could take minimally invasive surgeries to a new level by not requiring an external incision at all. And the procedures seem to cause less pain and speed recovery. Keep reading »
