Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) during cardiovascular interventions reduces trauma and enables the treatment of highrisk patients who were initially denied surgery. However, restricted access, reduced visibility and control of the instrument at the treatment locations limits the performance and capabilities of such interventions during MIS. Therefore, the demand for technology such as steerabl...

I THINK IT SAFE TO SAY that just about everyone connected to resident recruitment has been amazed by the number ofmedical students whohave had experience with or have expressed interest in work in low-income countries. Indeed, a growing number of our surgical residents envision themselves becoming involved in the nascent branch of global health, now increasingly referred to as global surgery. G...

Global health is one of the defi ning issues of the 21st century, attracting unprecedented levels of interest and propelling health and disease from a biomedical process to a social, economic, political, and environmental concern. Surgery, however, has not been considered an integral component of global health and has remained largely absent from the discipline’s discourse. After much inattenti...

Since the inception of the Lancet Commission in 2013 and consequent prioritization of Global Surgery at the World Health Assembly, international surgical outreach efforts have increased and become more synergistic. Plastic surgeons have been involved in international outreach for decades, and there is now a demand to collaborate and address local need in an innovative way. The aim of this artic...

1 " Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. " Mahatma Gandhi W hen we set out to attend the first meeting of the World Association of Medical Editors in India, we intended to represent Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open and present the Journal and our programs to editors from all over the world. We also knew we would have the microphone a lot: a pr...

Introduction: Heart valve disease in pediatricsis an increasing global concern, especially in developing countries. This study aims to determine the clinical outcomes of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) surgery in pediatrics. Methods: The authors retrospectively identified all pediatrics undergoing PVR surgery at Imam Reza hospital (Mashhad, Iran) between 2000 and 2020. Their medical records...

Global surgery is interpreted differently and may lack an in-depth understanding which complicated by socio-economy culture. global health have become part of care service following the report Lancet Commission. Sustainability, ethical principles, decolonization are some important ongoing issues for recipient societies. Incorporating societal dimensions, socio-cultural values, patients’ needs, ...