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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
Medical missions, particularly with religious or military affiliation, are becoming more commonly performed in the Third World. Modern surgical techniques for correcting congenital anomalies frequently require staged operative procedures with long-term follow-up. However, in remote or isolated Third World villages, operative procedures must often be done at a single setting, without staging, utilizing limited intraoperative equipment. Very short postoperative hospitalizations may be all that are available and follow-ups are severely limited. We report our experience on a two-week mission to Mexico where 46 major otolaryngologic surgeries were performed. Follow-up was limited, in most patients, to visits within only a few days of the surgical procedure. Techniques for Third World otolaryngologic surgical experience are discussed including the correction of cleft deformities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0165-5876
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
19-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Volunteer otolaryngology practice in rural Mexico.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5300.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article