Trauma Resuscitation Demonstration in a Stable Patient with a Minor Perforating Wound
UChicago Medicine
Priya Prakash, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Trauma, Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery
UChicago Medicine
The patient in this case is a 17-year-old male who presented in stable condition with a minor, superficial, perforating saber wound. In this video article, Dr. Priya Prakash at UChicago Medicine demonstrates a trauma resuscitation and removes the saber.
Colonic Interposition for Esophageal Atresia
Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital, Honduras
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Caroll Alvarado Lemus, MD
Pediatric Surgery, Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital, Honduras
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Domingo Alvear, MD
Founder
World Surgical Foundation
The patient in this case is a 6-year-old boy who was born with Down syndrome and esophageal atresia. In this video article, Dr. Alvear performs a colonic interposition to replace the absent esophagus with part of the patient’s colon. This was performed during a global surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Left Mastectomy Wound Closure with Left Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Local Flap
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD
Plastic Surgery Consultant
Sacred Heart Campus, St. Luke’s Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
In this case, Dr. Hallock closes the wound that was left behind following a mastectomy using a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous local flap. This was performed during a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Abdominal Hysterectomy for Uterine Fibroids
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Col. Arthur C. Wittich, DO
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital (Retired)
World Surgical Foundation
In this case, Dr. Wittich performs an abdominal hysterectomy on a 45-year-old female with symptomatic uterine fibroids. This was performed during a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Intraperitoneal Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Shabir Abadin, MD, MPH (Operating Surgeon)
Endocrine and General Surgeon
World Surgical Foundation
The patient in this case had an emergency exploratory laparotomy and diverting colostomy several years ago for a perforated colon. Following reversal of the colostomy, she developed an incisional hernia that also involved the stomal site. Here, Dr. Abadin performs an intraperitoneal mesh repair while on a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (EFAST) Exam
UChicago Medicine
Daven Patel, MD, MPH
Resident Physician
Emergency Medicine
Kristin Lewis, MD, MA
Resident Physician
Emergency Medicine
Allyson Peterson, MD
Resident Physician
Emergency Medicine
Nadim Michael Hafez, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
In this video, Dr. Hafez discusses and demonstrates how to perform an EFAST exam.
Pediatric Open Right Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: The Alvear Technique with High Ligation and Internal Ring Repair
St. Catarina Hospital, Honduras
Domingo Alvear, MD
Founder, World Surgical Foundation
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
In this case, Dr. Alvear performs an open right inguinal herniorrhaphy on a 1-year-old male using his own technique involving high ligation of the hernia sac and internal ring repair. This was filmed during a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Blind Technique for Subclavian Central Line Placement
St. Catarina Hospital, Honduras
Domingo Alvear, MD
Founder, World Surgical Foundation
Caroll Alvarado Lemus
Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Louisiana State University Shreveport
This case demonstrates a blind technique used for subclavian central line placement when imaging is not available. It was performed in Honduras on a surgical mission with the World Surgical Foundation in a resource-poor environment.
Exploratory Laparotomy and Splenectomy for Ruptured Spleen Following Blunt Force Trauma
UChicago Medicine
Brian Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Ashley Suah, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
Daven Patel, MD, MPH
Resident Physician
Emergency Medicine
Nadim Michael Hafez, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emergency Medicine
The patient in this case was assaulted and sustained blunt force trauma to the abdomen. She was intermittently hypotensive, FAST exam revealed free fluid, and CT scan showed a grade IV splenic laceration. Here, Dr. Williams and Dr. Suah at UChicago Medicine perform an exploratory laparotomy and splenectomy.
Exploratory Laparotomy in a Hemodynamically Stable Patient for an Abdominal Gunshot Wound
UChicago Medicine
Brian Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Ashley Suah, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
The patient in this case presented with an abdominal gunshot wound and peritonitis. Here, Dr. Williams and Dr. Suah perform an exploratory laparotomy and repair a through-and-through gunshot wound to the distal jejunum and a partial-thickness injury to the proximal cecum.