PREPRINT RELEASE: Orchiopexy and Circumcision


Orchiopexy and Circumcision
Romblon Provincial Hospital

Domingo Alvear, MD
Founder, World Surgical Foundation

Lissa Henson, MD
Philippine Society of Pediatric Surgeons

Jaymie Ang Henry, MD, MPH
Florida Atlantic University, G4 Alliance

We’re back with another case with Dr. Alvear and the World Surgical Foundation! Here, he performs an orchiopexy and circumcision on a young male patient who presented with an undescended testicle and phimosis.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Anal Fistulotomy


Anal Fistulotomy
Romblon Provincial Hospital

Marcus Lester R. Suntay, MD, FPCS, FPSPS, FPALES
World Surgical Foundation, Philippines
Training Officer of the Division of Pediatric Surgery
Philippine Children’s Medical Center

Jaymie Ang Henry, MD, MPH
Florida Atlantic University, G4 Alliance

A 1-year-old male developed an anal fistula as a result of a recurrent infection. Here, Dr. Suntay performs an anal fistulotomy while on a surgical mission in the Philippines with the World Surgical Foundation.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Vaginal Hysterectomy, Uterosacral Ligament Suspension, Anterior Repair, and Perineorrhaphy


Vaginal Hysterectomy, Uterosacral Ligament Suspension, Anterior Repair, and Perineorrhaphy
Massachusetts General Hospital

Emily C. Von Bargen, DO
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Associate Fellowship Director
Harvard Medical School

Patricia L. Hudson, MD
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellow
Harvard Medical School

Lori R. Berkowitz, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
Harvard Medical School

This is the case of a 75-year-old multiparous female with stage 3 uterovaginal prolapse. Here, Dr. Emily Von Bargen performs a vaginal hysterectomy, uterosacral ligament suspension, anterior repair, and perineorrhaphy in order to alleviate this patient’s symptoms.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Myringoplasty & Tympanostomy Tube


Myringoplasty & Tympanostomy Tube
Duke University Medical Center

David M. Kaylie, MD, MS
Department of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

C. Scott Brown, MD
Resident Physician
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

A patient with eustachian tube dysfunction and a history of multiple pressure equalization tubes presents to an otolaryngology clinic with complaints of hearing loss. Her eardrum was found to be hyperinflated on exam. Dr. David Kaylie demonstrates a myringoplasty technique using a CO2 laser, along with placement of a tympanostomy tube.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Zenker’s Diverticulectomy (Endoscopic)


Zenker’s Diverticulectomy (Endoscopic)
Duke University Medical Center

Seth M. Cohen, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

David Straka, MD
Resident Physician
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

C. Scott Brown, MD
Resident Physician
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

A patient presented to an Otolaryngology clinic with symptoms of dysphagia and frequent regurgitation of undigested food. Workup revealed a large Zenker’s diverticulum. In this video, Dr. Seth Cohen instructs one of the residents in the techniques of an endoscopic staple diverticulectomy for treatment of this condition.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Anal Fistulectomy


Anal Fistulectomy
Romblon Provincial Hospital

Eric de Leon, MD
Department of Surgery
Perpetual Help Hospital
Philippine College of Surgeons

Jaymie Ang Henry, MD, MPH
Florida Atlantic University, G4 Alliance

The patient in this case was an 18-year-old male who had developed a fistula-in-ano as a complication from a perianal abscess. Watch as Dr. Eric de Leon performs and narrates an anal fistulectomy on this patient while on a surgical mission in the Philippines with the World Surgical Foundation.