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Appendix-removal via the mouth leaves no scar
newscientist.com ^
| 04-30-2007
| Duncan Graham-Rowe
Posted on 04/30/2007 8:12:06 AM PDT by bedolido
Imagine surgery that could be performed without general anaesthetic, requires hardly any recovery time, and leaves you with no visible scars. The catch: it may also leave a very unpleasant taste in your mouth – along with part of your spleen, prostate or perhaps your gall bladder.
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Science
KEYWORDS: appendix; mouth; removal; scar
The catch: it may also leave a very unpleasant taste in your mouth – along with part of your spleen, prostate or perhaps your gall bladder.hope they won't try a vasectomy using this procedure.
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posted on
04/30/2007 8:12:06 AM PDT
by
bedolido
To: bedolido
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posted on
04/30/2007 8:19:14 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
To: Mr. K
colostomydrink a gallon of stuff and get cleaned... ask for a DVD of the procedure and get only pictures. Perfect Christmas cards for next Christmas.
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posted on
04/30/2007 8:22:04 AM PDT
by
bedolido
(I can forgive you for killing my sons, but I cannot forgive you for forcing me to kill your sons)
To: bedolido
Nor would a heart transplant...
"C'mon Mr. Creosote, swallow your new heart..."
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posted on
04/30/2007 8:24:35 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: bedolido
And then: Pay through the Nose!
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posted on
04/30/2007 8:30:30 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Aw, what the heck - Chaos Now, Serenity Later...)
To: bedolido
Dr. Howard!
Dr. Fine!
Dr. Howard!
Anna-Kanna-Punnar!
Piddle-Dip-tithar!
COTTON!!!
To: KingRonnie9
LOL
"I asked for an anacanapanaran! That's an anapanacanaran!".
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posted on
04/30/2007 8:49:04 AM PDT
by
Dumpster Baby
("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
To: bedolido
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posted on
04/30/2007 8:55:14 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: bedolido
"Appendix-removal via the mouth leaves no scar Just a bad taste in one's mouth...
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posted on
04/30/2007 12:03:41 PM PDT
by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it full of something for you)
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