Splenectomy for massive splenomegaly (>1500 g) provides palliation but is associated with a high rate of perioperative complications in a population of patients with advanced hematological malignancies. Predictive factors for survival and whether the palliative goals are achieved in the long-term are not well defined.

Unstable ankle joints after internal fixation of type B malleolar fractures exist. Residual instability most often occurs after trimalleolar fractures with initial joint dislocation. Treatment with an additional positioning screw generally produced a satisfactory result.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is characterised by rapid onset dyspnea, bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray and respiratory failure. This may be due to conditions which directly affect the lung such as pneumonia, aspiration and near drowning. It may also be due to indirect lung injury, as in conditions like sepsis, pancreatitis, trauma and poisoning. The diagnostic criteria of ARDS, often described as the Berlin criteria is discussed in this presentation along with various management aspects of ARDS including ventilation strategies and use of antibiotics and diuretics. Finally prognostic features and alternative strategies are also discussed.

Knee replacement involves replacing a knee joint that has been damaged or worn away, usually by arthritis or injury. Find out more here: https://www.bupa.co.uk/health-....information/knee-cli

Full clinical and physical assessment of the knee and the knee joint

This video shows an ovarian cyst and its removal using a laparoscopic technique.

Hysterectomy done laparoscopically is a relative new approach to the classical hysterectomy procedure, the advantages are better anatomic views, less bleeding, less surgical time and less recovery time

Examination of the arms

Surgical removal of a Chalazion from the eye lid

Cerebellar functions of the lower limbs from the USMLE collection

Laparoscopic excision of a 6cm Cornual Ectopic Pregnancy that failed initial MTX treatment.

This is a educational video for the prostate cancer patient and their family. Depending on the individual patient, a radical prostatectomy, might a procedure that your urologist could recommend as treatment.

One Handed Surgical Knot

Fistulectomy surgery procedure video

Pilonidal disease with lateral extension - Follicle removal (Bascon's technique)

To present a new device for fixating the fibro-optic probe during phacoemulsification

Modern technique of thyroidectomy for tumors