If you ever need your appendix removed in the future, there is a good chance you'll never even have a scar. That's because doctors have successfully performed the world's first appendectomy ... through the patient's mouth!
The operation, which is a major advance in the quest for scar-free surgery, was performed by doctors in San Diego, California, who used a flexible tube to thread miniature surgical instruments down the 42-year-old's throat to his stomach.
A tiny incision was then made in the stomach wall to get at the appendix - a small worm-like pouch attached to the large bowel.
The inflamed appendix was cut away, bagged and pulled back into the stomach - and out of the mouth.
ps. I'm not kidding.
I also had two sub-acute appendicitis attacks! I went to see three different doctors and all of them said to have surgery but I didn't think I wanted to do that (because I was overseas). What my family doctor prescribed wasn't harsh medicines or...enemas...but to eat more yogurt and take a course of Probiotic Supplements and it really did the trick!
He told me in cases of sub-acute appendicitis it's usually because the intestinal wall has lost some of the Probiotic balance. So, eat yogurt every day that has some good bacteria culture!
I'd take the scar where they deal with it directly than worry about a doctor not remembering where to go...
Another take on this is that a friend went in for an appendectomy recently and they 'keyholed' him to save on ugly scars etc but they couldn't find the appendix. 4 keyhole punches later and then a 4cm slice they found out he is one of the 3% (ish) who have their appendix on the other side of their body. So add in the second 4 cm slice.
He was FURIOUS when he woke up and found out. He looked look he had been a knife fight! We all thought it was very funny.