Extraventricular Drainage and Hematoma Evacuation to Treat Hydrocephalus Following Lysis of MCA Embolism
Charite Hospital Berlin
Dr. med. Vincent Prinz,
PD Dr. med. Marcus Czabanka
A patient develops signs of hydrocephalus after receiving systemic thrombolysis for a MCA embolism. Dr. Prinz and his team react to the increased intracranial pressure by placing an extraventricular drain followed by manual evacuation of the hematoma.
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (Cadaveric): Maxillary, Ethmoid, Sphenoid
Duke University School of Medicine
David W Jang, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
C. Scott Brown, MD
Resident Physician
Dr. Jang instructs a cadaver lab to educate the residents at Duke University on the steps and technical aspects of various endoscopic sinus surgery procedures.
Resection of a Sphenoid Wing Meningioma
Charite Hospital Berlin
Marcus Czabanka PD Dr. Med.
Watch as Dr. Czabanka navigates delicate territory to expose and excise a meningioma from the sphenoid wing of a symptomatic patient. Use of the microscope becomes crucial to prevent damage to healthy tissue while devascularizing the tumor.
Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
Massachusetts General Hospital
David Rattner, MD
Chief of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Ozanan R Meireles, MD
General and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Dr. Rattner and Dr. Meireles endoscopically generate a submucosal tunnel to reach and release the circular muscles of the lower esophageal sphincter to help alleviate a patient’s achalasia.
Acute Subdural Hematoma Evacuation
Vincent Prinz Dr. med.
Charite Hosptial Berlin
Dr. Misch utilizes a frameless stereotactic navigation system to locate and guide a needle biopsy of a suspected cerebellar lymphoma.
Brain Biopsy of a Suspected Cerebellar Lymphoma
Martin Misch Dr. med.
Charite Hospital Berlin
Dr. Misch utilizes a frameless stereotactic navigation system to locate and guide a needle biopsy of a suspected cerebellar lymphoma.
Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
David Rattner MD
Chief of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Rattner tackles a problematic paraesophageal hernia, systematically retracting the stomach into the abdominal cavity. He finishes the procedure by performing both a toupet fundoplication and gastropexy.
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair – Part 2
Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director, General Surgery Residency; Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Patel continues repairs on this thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in Part 2 of this two part series. Watch as he works against the clock during visceral ischemia time until blood flow from the graft is restored to all the dependent organs! (Pre-print, Part 2 of 2).
This article follows a previously released Part 1.
Transcervical Vocal Fold Injection (in-office)
Seth M. Cohen, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Division of Head and Neck Surgery
Duke Voice Care Center
Dr. Cohen performs an in-office vocal cord injection for a patient suffering from idiopathic unilateral vocal cord paralysis.
Laparoscopic Right Colectomy
David Rattner MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Rattner performs a laparoscopic right colectomy to treat an unresectable polyp and incidental carcinoid tumor.