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Hello - saw this on Discovery Health and had not heard of it before. Wanted to throw it out there to seen if anyone had.

NOTE Natural Orifice Transluminal Endosc. They were saying that they were able to take out a GB through the uterus with no external incision.

Anyone heard of it?

Anne, RNC :paw::paw::paw: :saint::saint:

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you mean they talked a gb into exiting out of a uterus?

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What's a GB?

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you mean they talked a gb into exiting out of a uterus?

Yeah! That's what I was thinking. Never heard of it. Looked it up online, and finally found a little info on it, but not much.

I asked my dh about it, he is a nsg sup. and hadn't heard of it either. His comment was, "No fair, I don't have a uterus. How does mine come out?"

Anne, RNC

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What's a GB?

Gallbladder

Anne, RNC

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How do you talk a gallbladder into doing anything?:lol2:

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:chuckle

How do you talk a gallbladder into doing anything?:lol2:
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I found this article. It appears to be part of an ongoing clinical research trial. Very interesting.

http://www.devicespace.com/news_story.aspx?NewsEntityId=106420

New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center Study; Endoscope Was Inserted Through 1-Inch Cut Behind Uterus And Into Woman's Body Cavity

8/11/2008

NYP -- In April of last year, surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center made headlines by removing a women's gallbladder through her uterus using a flexible endoscope, aided by several external incisions for added visibility. Now, they have performed the same procedure without a single external incision in what surgeons report may be the first surgery of its kind in the United States. Led by Dr. Marc Bessler the procedure is offered as part of an ongoing clinical research trial and could prove to have advantages over traditional endoscopic surgery, including reduced pain, quicker recovery time and absence of visible scarring.

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If the woman was past childbearing, then probably fine. If not, I would think this however slight increase in scarring would increase the possibilities of complications during a subsequent pregnancy--placenta accreta and uterine rupture both come to mind, since both are increased in the presence of a uterine scar.

This is going to sound a bit odd, but I think the uterus too much disrespect as it is in the medical community. i don't know that we need to be doing surgeries through it.

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How do you talk a gallbladder into doing anything?:lol2:

OK, OK. I finally noticed my typos. Now I know why they say cheating in school doesn't help. I type with my 2 index fingers, and last night when I was posting this, my miniature daschund Sissie was "helping me" by placing her toocus on the keys.

Anne, RNC :D:D:D:D

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