Cmdr. Gordon Wisbach, director of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego, prepares to insert an endoscope through a patient's belly button before performing a natural orifice endoscopic surgery. NOTES is a surgical technique using an endoscope to perform abdominal operations through a body's natural orifice such as the nose or mouth. NMCSD is the first DoD military treatment facility to perform this type of surgery. (Photo by: Seaman Clay Whaley)
Date Taken: | 05.11.2011 |
Date Posted: | 05.13.2011 03:21 |
Photo ID: | 400983 |
VIRIN: | 110511-N-CW427-002 |
Resolution: | 1500x2100 |
Size: | 1.64 MB |
Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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