Provides a step-by-step graphical description of how an anesthesiologist inserts an epidural prior to delivery of a pregnancy. The epidural provides anesthesia into the epidural space of the spinal cord to block all sensation from the level of the epidural down to the feet. The mother stays conscious, but free from vaginal pain, during the delivery with an epidural.

This 2D animation shows what occurs during a dilation and curettage. This procedure, referred to as a D & C, is a way in which gynecologists and gynecological surgeons can both diagnose and treat diseases of the endometrium (interior lining of the uterus).

The brain has a system of open spaces deep within it that houses cerebrospinal fluid. Sometimes those ventricles that contain cerebrospinal fluid need to be accessed and drained. This animation describes the placement of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt or CSF shunt that provides communication between brain ventricles and the abdomen. A newer, adjustable CSF shunt is described.

Slide show describing the surgeries available to treat fetuses in the womb and some of the problems that can be treated with fetal surgery and heart malformations, neural tube defects, and gastrointestinal tract deformities.