Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Natural oraffice surgey; maybe it's cool, but it gives me the creeps

Apparently Johns Hopkins research doctors have successfully removed a kidney through, um, the donor's oraffice. It's called "transvaginal nephrectomy" or, more broadly, "natural orifice" surgery. In the case of us guys, the idea would be to use the rectum.

The procedure reduces external damage or injury to the donor. The necessary incisions are smaller. Recovery time is quicker. And pain in reduced.

While the benefits seems positive, it still gives me the "willies" to think that someday I could donate a kidney out of my butt. 

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