Laparoscopic appendectomy

A few days ago I went to hospital with high fever and possibly appendicitis.
Finally, after a convincing ultrasound examination, I gave in and agreed to have it removed. The best decision!
They removed it via three little holes through which they inserted a little camera and tools. The technique is called laparoscopic appendectomy. Unfortunately, I did not ask them before the operation to record it. Here is a video of a similar operation I found on youtube.

Really cool stuff! I was able to leave hospital just 2 days afterwards.
I was at Krankenhaus Dritter Orden, which I can thoroughly recommend.

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