Category Archives: Global Surgery

PREPRINT RELEASE: Penoscrotal Hypospadias Repair


Penoscrotal Hypospadias Repair
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

In this case, Dr. Alvear performs a complicated, 1-stage penoscrotal hypospadias repair using the transverse island flap technique on an adult male during a surgical mission to the Philippines with the World Surgical Foundation.

PREPRINT Release: Pediatric Infant Bilateral Open Inguinal Hernia Repair


Pediatric Infant Bilateral Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
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

In another case with the World Surgical Foundation, Dr. Alvear performs a bilateral inguinal hernia repair on an infant.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Right Open Indirect Inguinal Hernia Repair and Radical Inguinal Orchiectomy


Right Open Indirect Inguinal Hernia Repair and Radical Inguinal Orchiectomy
Romblon Provincial Hospital

Eric de Leon, MD
Perpetual Help Hospital

Dinesh Ranjan, MD
Roseburg, VA Health Care System

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

This case involves a 78-year-old male with a history of an undescended testicle and bulging in the right inguinal area. The patient underwent an open repair of his indirect inguinal hernia that also included a radical inguinal orchiectomy. Drs. Eric de Leon and Dinesh Ranjan performed this operation with the World Surgical Foundation during a surgical mission to the Philippines.

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: 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.

PREPRINT RELEASE: Bilateral Simple Hydrocelectomy and Removal of Subdermal Implants


Bilateral Simple Hydrocelectomy and Removal of Subdermal Implants
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

In this case, Dr. Alvear perform a bilateral simple hydrocelectomy and removal of subdermal implants while on a surgical mission in the Philippines. The diagnosis of hydrocele had been confirmed via ultrasound following transillumination during the physical exam.