Gallbladder Removed Through Uterus Without External Incisions

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 07/28/2008 - 23:30

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.

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