Medical Mission: January 2008
This was our first medical mission trip. It would not have taken place without the help of our dear friends, Jerry Siero and Claudia Esperanza Reyes Leiva, Ottoniel and Mercedes Auguello, Gustavo Castillo, and our team of local physicians, all from Managua.
Dr. Gerardo Mejia Baltodano, pediatrician and the medical director of the Mascota Hospital for Children, provided us an operating room, assistants and an anesthesia team for three days. Dr. Dorianela Arguello Castillo, a plastic surgery resident, selected the patients, prepared the patients for surgery and provided all post-op care. Dr. Armondo Siu, Dr. Arguello Castillo's instructor and mentor, sponsored her work. They volunteered their time for children who otherwise would not have received surgery.
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Day 1 Resection of hemangioma on the chest--7 months girl Resection of massive lymphatic malformation of the arm--2 year old girl Excision of deforming cyst of lower lip-- 8 years old boy Breast reduction for gynecomastia--14 year old boy Revision of a superior pharyngeal flap--6 year old girl
Day 2 Excision of hemangioma of forehead--9 months old boy Excision of dermoid cyst of the forehead--11 months old boy Excision of cyst of the cheek--3 years old girl Lipoma of left cheek--4 years old boy Correction of palatal fistula--9 year old girl
Day 3 Excision of hemangioma of upper lip--13 month old girl Excision of giant hairy nevus of the face--14 years old girl Correction of chest wall rib deformity--12 years old boy Excision of cyst of eyelid-- 4 years old girl Removal of supernumerary digit--5 years old boy |
Comminuty Outreach: January 2008 Kristen Weller and Nick Perrotta carried medical supplies from Salisbury, Maryland to the Roberto Clemente Clinic for Women and Children in Managua. They also delivered school supplies to the Marilac School, inluding over 100 books for the school library.
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2008 La Merced Brigade: Medical Community Outreach |
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