Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Christopher R. Morse, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Gastroesophageal Surgery Program
A patient presents with dysphagia and is found to have a locally advanced distal esophageal adenocarcinoma. She is treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and Christopher R. Morse MD performs a minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy.
Left Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD
Extraction of donor kidneys is transitioning from an open to a laparoscopic procedure. Professor of Surgery Dr. Tatsuo Kawai walks us through this minimally invasive technique.
Botox Injection
Duke University Medical Center
Charles R. Woodard MD
C. Scott Brown MD
Helen A. Moses MD
Department of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Facial plastics surgeon Charles Woodard, MD instructs his residents on the principles of facial analysis. He then demonstrates the proper technique for administration of Botox during an injection workshop. While typically associated with facial wrinkles, Botox may also be used to help treat blepharospasm as well as migraine headaches.
Intraventricular Tumor Resection
Charite Hospital Berlin
PD Dr. med. Marcus Czabanka
Neurosurgeon Marcus Czabanka treats an intraventricular tumor found in a patient with persistent headaches by resecting the tumor via an interhemispheric transcallosal approach.
DCR and Nasolacrimal System (Cadaver)
Duke University Medical Center
Matthew D Ellison MD
Department of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Dr. Ellison leads the residents at Duke University in performing a dacryocystorhinostomy while identifying the relevant nasolacrimal anatomy. Use of picture-in-picture offers our viewers insight into how the lower canaliculus probe is managed with endoscopic assistance.
Microsurgical Resection of an Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
Charite Hospital Berlin
PD Dr. med. Marcus Czabanka
A patient suffering from an AV fistula fed by the external carotid artery, who has failed occlusion via embolization, is being operated on by Dr. Czabanka to definitively treat the fistula. With the help of CT navigation and ICG angiography, Dr. Czabanka is able to microscopically devascularize the problematic malformation.
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ozanan R Meireles MD
General and Gastrointestinal Surgeon
Dr. Meireles expertly conducts the world’s most commonly performed bariatric surgery for weight loss in this JoMI production on textbook sleeve gastrectomies.
Parotid Dissection (Cadaver)
Duke University Medical Center
Ramon M Esclamado MD, MS
Professor, Department of Surgery
Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Dr. Esclamado instructs a cadaver lab at Duke University Hospital to assist resident training on a standard parotid dissection. The approach should be adjusted depending on tumor malignancy, as Dr. Esclamado explains.
Frontal Sinus Dissection (Cadaver)
Duke University Medical Center
Ralph Abi-Hachem MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Dr. Abi Hachem engages the ENT residents at Duke University Hospital, instructing them on how to dissect the nasal cavity to expose the frontal sinus, and identifying relevant anatomy along the way.
Ethmoid Artery Anatomy
Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Jeevan Ramakrishnan
Department of Surgery
Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Dr. Ramakrishnan explores a cadaveric ethmoid sinus to identify clinically relevant arterial anatomy for the ENT residents at Duke University Hospital.