What's in the web for family physicians - surgical clips and video

Alfred KY Tang 鄧權恩

PreOp.com
http://www.preop.com/

This is a huge library of surgical audio and video intended for patients and doctors. Surgery of various parts of the body can be located with ease. Users can either listen to the audio explanation of the operation or the surgical video on how the operation is done. It is useful for family physicians when explaining the nature of the operation to their patients.

MedicalView Surgery Series - The Procedure
http://www.medicalview.com/acl/procedure.html

Operations are categorised offering video and multimedia presentation of a wide range of surgical procedures for physicians, health care professionals and patients. In most instances, a video of the procedure, illustration or animation depicting the patients' problem and description about the procedure itself. The materials are informative and educational.

ENTUSA.COM
http://www.entusa.com/surgery_videos.htm

A number of ENT surgical video clips of good quality are available online. BroadBand connection to the Internet is recommended. Surgical procedures such as myringotomy, removal of nasal polyp and various other ENT surgeries are shown. The website is useful to family physicians who do not often have the time or the chance to see how these operations are performed.

Phacopearls.com
http://www.phacopearls.com/

This is an interactive video website where eye surgeons share video clips with each other. It serves as an online exchange for experience sharing amongst eye surgeons. Free registration is required to view the surgical clips. Lots of video clips of eye surgery have been accumulated at the website.

Gensurg.co.hk
http://gensurg.co.uk/conditions.htm

This site, maintained by a surgeon, contains video of a number of operations including laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendicectomy. Other simple operations can also be found at the website, including thyroidectomy, operations for varicose vein and hyperhydrosis.

Endoscopy Atlas of Gastroenterology
http://www.cu2000.med.upenn.edu/giclinical/default.html

This website includes an endoscopy image atlas, movie clips of endoscopic and colonoscopic procedures, as well as review questions and review articles. The materials are educational for family physicians.