Open Cholecystectomy for Gallbladder Disease
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Peter F. Rovito, MD
General Surgeon
World Surgical Foundation
Yoko Young Sang, MD
Resident Physician
World Surgical Foundation
The patient in this case is a 50-year-old male with a long history of gallbladder disease. Here, Dr. Rovito performs an open cholecystectomy on this patient during a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Open Proctocolectomy for Hirschsprung’s Disease
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
In this case, Dr. Lester Suntay performs a proctocolectomy on a 4-year-old male with Hirschsprung’s disease while on a surgical mission in the Philippines with the World Surgical Foundation.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Excision from Right Forearm with Split-Thickness Skin Graft from the Thigh
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD
Plastic Surgery Consultant
Sacred Heart Campus, St. Luke’s Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania
In this case, Dr. Hallock performs a right forearm squamous cell carcinoma excision followed by a split-thickness skin graft from the thigh. It was filmed in Honduras on a surgical mission with the World Surgical Foundation.
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA EXCISION FROM LOWER LIP WITH KEYSTONE FLAP RECONSTRUCTION
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD
Plastic Surgery Consultant
Sacred Heart Campus, St. Luke’s Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania
In this case, Dr. Hallock performs a basal cell carcinoma excision followed by a Keystone flap reconstruction. It was filmed in Honduras on a surgical mission with the World Surgical Foundation.
Flexor Digitorum Superficialis to Flexor Digitorum Profundus (STP) Transfer, Adductor Release, and Z-Plasty for a Pediatric, Stroke-Induced Left Hand Spastic Contracture
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Sudhir B. Rao, MD
Big Rapids Orthopaedics
Mark N. Perlmutter, MS, MD, FICS, FAANOS
Carolina Regional Orthopaedics
The patient in this case is a 15-year-old female who had a stroke several years ago and now has a left hand spastic contracture. Here, Dr. Rao and Dr. Perlmutter perform an STP transfer, an adductor release, and a Z-plasty to lengthen the flexor tendons of the hand and repair her thumb-in-palm deformity. This case was performed during a surgical mission to Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Bone Graft for Non-Union of Right Thumb Proximal Phalanx Fracture
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Sudhir B. Rao, MD
Big Rapids Orthopaedics
Mark N. Perlmutter, MS, MD, FICS, FAANOS
Carolina Regional Orthopaedics
The patient in this case is an 11-year-old female who fractured the thumb of her dominant hand 1 year ago and now has a well-established non-union of the head of the proximal phalanx of her right thumb. Here, Dr. Rao and Dr. Perlmutter repair the fracture by harvesting a bone graft from the patient’s iliac crest and transplanting it into the fracture site. This case was performed during a surgical mission in Honduras with the World Surgical Foundation.
Bilateral Syndactyly Release of Third and Fourth Fingers
Hospital Leonardo Martinez, Honduras
Sudhir B. Rao, MD
Big Rapids Orthopaedics
Mark N. Perlmutter, MS, MD, FICS, FAANOS
Carolina Regional Orthopaedics
The patient in this case is a 1-year-old female with complex syndactyly of the right hand and simple syndactyly of the left hand. Here, Dr. Rao and Dr. Perlmutter release both sides, with the right side involving a full-thickness skin graft taken from the patient’s groin crease. This case was filmed during a surgical mission with the World Surgical Foundation in Honduras.
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.
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.