Breaking new ground in what many surgeons consider the next frontier in minimally invasive surgery, surgeons have successfully performed an appendectomy with no abdominal incision. The appendix was ...

A sore throat is not exactly the most obvious side effect of having your appendix out but for Jeff Scholtz it was proof he had secured his place in medical history. Mr Scholtz is one of the first ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 | Jeff Scholz, a 42-year-old former Marine, became the first patient in ...

Breaking new ground in what many surgeons consider the next frontier in minimally invasive surgery, Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital surgeon Kurt Roberts, M.D., successfully ...