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    Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina

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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    I saw a few comments wondering how you get from the vagina to the kidney, and while I'm not a surgeon, I think I know how they did it...


    See this image of the female pelvic anatomy?


    It's a side view. The vagina is labeled, and you can follow it up to the cervix and uterus. If you look just to the right of the uterus, there's a little space labeled "rectouterine pouch." It's like a little dip between the wall of the uterus and the wall of the rectum. Surgeons can cut just underneath the cervix and into the rectouterine pouch. Kidneys are called retroperitoneal organs, meaning that they're way along the back of the abdominal cavity (higher than this photo shows). Once that cut into the rectouterine pouch is made, you have access to the abdominal cavity.


    Here's another illustration is this helps. The recotuterine pouch is listed as #5.


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    Image of StatisticalError StatisticalError
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    I want to know how this would effect her sex life?
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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    02/03/09

    @StatisticalError: assuming they didn't mess up and cut any nerves, it shouldn't.
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    Image of LaComtesse LaComtesse
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    I still don't think this is as cool as my baby brother having his appendix removed through his BELLYBUTTON! Blows my mind.
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    Image of Maritsa Maritsa
    02/03/09

    @LaComtesse: That's how I had mine removed too! Freaky stuff. And they gave me pictures. I have itty-bitty scars, while my aunt who had her appendix out has this giant crescent-shaped scar.


    @hello.kitty: Yeah the mouth is freaking me out. It's reminding me of the South Park episode where Cartman sticks food up his butt and poo comes out of his mouth. I feel kind of sick.

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    Image of Alys Brangwin has a huge talent Alys Brangwin has a huge talent
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    I just noted the location of both organs; now I am horrified!
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    Image of Maritsa Maritsa
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    "Easier than childbirth," duh. Most things are.


    Kalloo said more than 300 such surgeries have been performed worldwide, mostly gall bladder and appendix removal through the mouth, anus and vagina. Whoa.

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    Image of hello.kitty hello.kitty
    02/03/09

    @Maritsa: Yeah, read that too, but I don't want nothin' yanked out through my mouth!
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    You can find a lot of crazy things in vaginas.


    [www.theonion.com]

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    Image of hello.kitty hello.kitty
    02/03/09

    @morninggloria: Bah that's about Verne Troyer's sex tape, isn't it?
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    02/03/09

    @hello.kitty: No, it's a hilariously worded article about giving birth.
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    Image of Lolotte Lolotte
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    Really, the vagina is a very flexible organ, and if doctors can perform a less-invasive procedure to get a kidney out, that makes it an even safer process, which means even more people might donate. For a real mental image, how's this: I once read about a pathologist who performed an entire autopsy through the vagina. The dead woman's family couldn't bear to have her cut open, so he went in a natural opening and pulled out each organ.
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    Image of Hazel Hazel
    02/03/09

    @Lolotte: but HOW? the shoulder bone's connected to the arm bone, the arm bone's connected to the hand bone (sing it with me!) the stomach's connected to the intestines, the intestines' connected to the anus.


    WHERE DOES THE VAGINA FIT INTO THIS SONG THAT MAKES IT MAKES SENSE TO PULL YOUR LIVER OUT THROUGH IT?

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    Image of cate3710 cate3710
    02/03/09

    @Lolotte: I know the Egyptians removed the brain through the nose during mummification, but the rest of this baffles me. I need to brush up on anatomy.
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    Image of Lolotte Lolotte
    02/03/09

    @Hazel: I think it works like this: If you remove the cervix and uterus, you've got access to the abdominal cavity. Lots of organs in there that, once freed from their connective tissue, can be removed. Does this sound right? Anyone? I'm relying on high-school biology and anatomy class here. Someone with a medical degree care to weigh in?
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    Image of Hazel Hazel
    02/03/09

    @Lolotte: So this aunt had to have her cervix removed to donate a kidney?
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    Image of Lolotte Lolotte
    02/03/09

    @Hazel: I think they could have either gone through the vaginal wall (that's how they retrieve eggs for artificial insemination) or up through the uterus (though that seems like it would be more dangerous).
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    Image of Maritsa Maritsa
    02/03/09

    @Hazel: No - although this aunt had previously had a hysterectomy (which as I understand it, can or cannot involve removal of the cervix), but the article said you could do this operation on a woman who still wanted to have kids.
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    Image of Hazel Hazel
    02/03/09

    @Lolotte: i'm still not getting it. I think I need to re-examine my anatomy books.
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    Image of hello.kitty hello.kitty
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    Uh I guess it's kinda like when you have to remove the kidneys from your turkey before baking it, right? Those are also wrapped in a plastic bag.
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    Image of LucyRed LucyRed
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    Transvaginal. Now there's a word we just don't use often enough.


    shudder

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    Image of LaComtesse LaComtesse
    02/03/09

    @LucyRed: This reminds me of the "Golden Girls" when Dorothy and Rose were writing a song together, Dorothy on lyrics, Rose on music.


    Dorothy: *singing* Miami is nice, so I'll say it thrice...? Rose, it's supposed to be "twice".

    Rose: Oh, but "thrice" works better with the music. Besides, "thrice" is a word.

    Dorothy: So is "intrauteran" but you don't put it in a song!

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    Image of SarahMC SarahMC
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    I just became very nauseated.
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    Image of AthertonMerriweather AthertonMerriweather
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    Republicans aren't going to like this. Vagina's are for breeding only.
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    Image of sportz.star sportz.star
    02/03/09

    @AthertonMerriweather: I read that as "vaginas are for bLeeding only" and thought no! There must be a baby inside! Maybe I need lunch.
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    Image of AthertonMerriweather AthertonMerriweather
    02/03/09

    @sportz.star: Well, that too.
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    Image of LaMorena LaMorena
    02/03/09

    @AthertonMerriweather: They're gonna be pissed. Her husband can't have it on-demand for at least a couple of weeks. She is failing in her wifely duties. All for what--to save her neice's life? Sheesh.
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    Image of junkyardarts junkyardarts
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    all i can envision is one of those fuzzy stuffed organs being birthed from this woman...at least its a lot cuter in my head than im sure it actually was.


    and props to auntie for donating organs!

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    Image of SylvanSylph SylvanSylph
    02/03/09

    @junkyardarts: Aww, that's adorable! In a really disgusting but fuzzy way!
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    Image of aubonpam aubonpam
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    Oh no.
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    Image of chichi9 chichi9
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    Good for her... but is it bad my gut reaction was "Hells NO! Leave my vagina alone!"
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    Image of lilbobbytables lilbobbytables
    02/03/09

    @chichi9: I don't think so. Presumably there was some lead up for the kind aunt before they performed "Magic Vagina."


    Good for her, though.

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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    02/03/09

    In reply to Charitable Aunt Has Kidney Removed Through Her Vagina
    [faints]
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