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 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.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Denise W. Gee, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
A female patient presented with a few months of abdominal pain following the eating of fatty foods. Imaging showed gallbladder sludge, small stones, or potentially a polyp. Here, Dr. Denise W. Gee performs a laparoscopic cholecystectomy to alleviate these symptoms. #MGH #generalsurgery #gallbladder #cholecystectomy