Archive for August, 2007

Damn Racists

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

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The english organization Marie Stopes International maintains a campaign to alert british citizens on the risks of acquiring venereal diseases or non-wished pregnancies when traveling to Mexico.

“What is more embarrassing, his hat or what he might give you? Make sure don’t come home with any unwanted holiday souvenirs”

This poster is very offensive and annoying. It’s an insult for my Country and it will frighten tourists. MFs, try to think before offend.

SurgeXperiences 1.03

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Welcome to the third edition of SurgeXperiences, the first carnival of surgery. I’m honored to bring you this surgical carnival.

This will be a practical and concise edition. The objective of blogs (in my point of view) is to answer questions as quickly as possible, so lets start with the HOW-TOs. Enjoy.

Thank you for your time and participation. Make sure you read the next edition of SurgExperiences, created by Jeff Leow

Next week’s SurgeXperiences

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

I am pleased to announce that the new edition of SurgeXperiences is going to be hosted here at Unbounded Medicine next week. I’ll be accepting ALL your submissions.

Please feel free to post about anything related to surgery, like surgical procedures, mistakes during surgery of your training, lessons learnt, and tips, first operation done solo, memorable operations, memorable patients, jokes. I also accept patient posts.

You can send me your article via:

Blog Carnival Submission Form
Regular e-mail to: j o n m i k e l ( AT ) g m a i l . c o m.

The appeareance of Crohn’s disease

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

This is how a Crohn’s disease looks in colonoscopy.

Hemorrhoidal prolapse & PPH procedure

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

This is a case of a 67 years old male with history of chronic constipation (20 years) and chronic hemorrhoidal disease came to the office with rectal bleeding and a non-redicible anal mass.

On physical examination we found Grade IV hemorrhoidal disease.

hemorrhoidal prolapse

We decide to perform a PPH procedure with an hemorrhoidal circular stapler (33 mm) kit.


Note the tissue removed.


This donut confirms the circular and complete resection of the defect.

On the postoperatory period the patient was in excellent condition without pain and without bleeding.