8/26/2005: Tortoise gets fiberglass replacement belly

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by wolf

The turtle had a somewhat different procedure. Urinary bladder, not gall.

I don't know if I want to read a detailed description of gall bladder surgery. I mean, I've had it done, and did research it beforehand, as well as having seem my secretary's videotape of her surgery. But sometimes well-written descriptions are so much more vivid. And icky.

Hmm, I thought the procedure described by Neal Stephenson was a urinary bladder stone removal operation. The stone he describes obstructs the ureters. I believe Hooke makes his incision through the grundle/taint, I'm not sure what the medical term is. I don't know any a&p so I just kind of have to jump to conclusions.