Rives-Stoppa Retromuscular Repair for Incisional Hernia
Massachusetts General Hospital
Peter Fagenholz, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Katherine Albutt, MD
Resident Physician
Harvard Medical School
In this case, Dr. Peter Fagenholz at MGH performs a ventral incisional hernia repair on a 76-year-old female who developed a hernia following a right colectomy for colon cancer.
Left First Toe Amputation (Ray)
Harvard Medical School
Samuel Schwartz, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Laura Boitano, MD
Resident Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital
In this case, Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Boitano perform a cadaveric demonstration of a first left toe ray amputation at Harvard Medical School.
Pediatric Infant Bilateral Open Inguinal Hernia Repair – Twin B
Romblon Provincial Hospital
Domingo Alvear, MD
Founder, World Surgical Foundation
Lissa Henson, MD
Philippine Society of Pediatric Surgeons
In this case, Dr. Alvear performs a bilateral open inguinal hernia repair on the second of two twin babies while on a surgical mission with the World Surgical Foundation in the Philippines. On one side, the ovary was trapped within the hernia sac. Here, Dr. Alvear demonstrates his technique for preserving the ovary in this setting, which is effective, much quicker, and much safer with fewer complications for anesthesia.
Coronal Approach (Cadaver)
Harvard Medical School
R. John Tannyhill, III, MD, DDS, FACS
Instructor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mark Rowan, MD, DDS
Resident Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital
This case presents a cadaveric demonstration of the coronal approach to exposing the upper or middle facial skeleton. This approach is commonly used when treating facial trauma such as frontal sinus fractures, orbital fractures, and zygoma fractures, as well as when taking a superficial temporal artery biopsy.
Contracture Release and Full-Thickness Skin Graft to Volar Index Finger with K-Wire Insertion
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston
Jonathan Friedstat, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jonah Poster
Medical Student
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
This case centers around a young male patient with a 1-year-old burn scar on his volar index finger that keeps the finger flexed and prevents it from being straightened. Here, Dr. Friedstat releases the contracture and places a full-thickness skin graft from the right groin crease. A K-wire was also used to prevent flexion of the finger during the healing process.
Bilateral Dorsal Foot Scar Contracture Release with Split-Thickness Skin Grafts from the Anterior Thigh
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston
Jonathan Friedstat, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jonah Poster
Medical Student
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
In this case, a 5-year-old male with burn scars undergoes a bilateral dorsal foot scar contracture release with split-thickness skin grafts from the anterior thigh.
Submandibular Approach to the Mandible (Cadaver)
Harvard Medical School
R. John Tannyhill, III, MD, DDS, FACS
Instructor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Mark Rowan, MD, DDS
Resident Physician
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
This case presents a cadaveric demonstration of the submandibular approach to the mandible, which can be used in cases involving osteomyelitis, the management of fractures, or pathology of the mandible or submandibular gland.
Open Cholecystectomy
Romblon Provincial Hospital
Liborio “June” Soledad, MD
World Surgical Foundation
Enrico Jayma, MD
World Surgical Foundation
Ted Carpio, MD
World Surgical Foundation
The patient in this case is a 53-year-old male with a 1-year history of recurrent right upper quadrant pain that radiates to the back. On workup, ultrasound revealed intraluminal gallstones. Here, Dr. Soledad, Dr. Jayma, and Dr. Carpio perform an open cholecystectomy on this patient while on a surgical mission to the Philippines with the World Surgical Foundation.
Left Indirect Inguinal Hernioplasty
Romblon Provincial Hospital
Liborio “June” Soledad, MD
World Surgical Foundation
Enrico Jayma, MD
World Surgical Foundation
The patient in this case is a 58-year-old male with bulging in the left inguinal area that extends into the scrotum. Here, Dr. June Soledad and Dr. Enrico Jayma perform a left indirect inguinal hernioplasty while on a surgical mission in the Philippines with the World Surgical Foundation.
Open Radical Cholecystectomy with Partial Hepatectomy for Gallbladder Cancer
Cancer Institute Hospital
Hiromichi Ito, MD
Gastrointestinal Cancer Center
Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
In this case, a 60-year-old male was found to have a gallbladder mass on routine imaging 1.5 years after undergoing a radical cystectomy with ileal conduit and neoadjuvant chemotherapy for bladder cancer. Here, Dr. Hiromichi Ito at the Cancer Institute Hospital in Japan performs a radical cholecystectomy with removal of the gallbladder and liver bed, and lymphadenectomy around the porta hepatis.