Direct Microlaryngoscopy and Excision of Vocal Cord Lesion
Duke University Medical Center
Seth M. Cohen, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
C. Scott Brown, MD
Resident Physician
Department of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
In this case, Dr. Brown and Dr. Cohen perform a direct microlaryngoscopy and excise a vocal cord lesion.
Ankle-Brachial Index, CT Angiography, and Proximal Tibial Traction for GSW Femoral Fracture
UChicago Medicine
Jack Kent, MD
Resident Physician
General Surgery
James Jeffries, MD
Resident Physician
Radiology
Andrew Straszewski, MD
Resident Physician
Orthopaedics
Kenneth Wilson, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
In another trauma case with UChicago Medicine, Drs. Kent, Jeffries, Straszewski, and Wilson evaluate and treat a patient with a gunshot wound and femoral fracture. An ABI was obtained, CT angiography was evaluated, and proximal tibial traction was performed for pain management.
Chest Tube Placement for Possible Hemothorax
UChicago Medicine
Ashley Suah, MD
Resident Physician
Abigail Clarkson-During, MD
Resident Physician
Jennifer Cone, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
In our second trauma case with UChicago Medicine, Drs. Suah, Clarkson-During, and Cone place a chest tube in a female patient with a possible hemothorax.
Left Tube Thoracostomy for Pneumothorax
UChicago Medicine
Elliot Bishop, MD
Resident Physician
Peter Bendix, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
This is the first case in our new trauma section with several surgeons over at UChicago Medicine. The patient in this case is a 51-year-old male who was involved in a motor vehicle collision. Chest X-ray and subsequent CT scan showed an expanding pneumothorax. Here, Dr. Bishop and Dr. Bendix perform a left tube thoracostomy.
Keep an eye out for more trauma content coming soon!
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.
Basic Skills for the OR
Lamar State College Port Arthur (TX)
Brandon Buckner, CST, CRCST
Program Director, Surgical Technology
Lamar State College Port Arthur (TX)
This series covers some of the basic skills, surgical instruments, and sterile techniques commonly used in the operating room. Topics include scalpels, sutures, staplers, laparoscopic instruments, and how to open sterile surgical packs and instrument containers.
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.
Loop Ileostomy Closure
Massachusetts General Hospital
Richard Hodin, MD
Professor of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
The patient in this case is a 29-year-old female who had a long history of medically refractory ulcerative colitis. Three months ago, she underwent a laparoscopic proctocolectomy with ileoanal J-pouch reconstruction and loop ileostomy. Here, Dr. Richard Hodin at MGH reverses the ileostomy.
Distal Radius Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
Rothman Institute
Asif M. Ilyas, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Program Director of Hand Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
In this case, Dr. Ilyas performs a distal radius open reduction and internal fixation.
Scaphoid Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Through Dorsal Approach
Rothman Institute
Asif M. Ilyas, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Program Director of Hand Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
In this case, Dr. Ilyas performs an open reduction and internal fixation for a scaphoid fracture.