Type of Surgery

Glucose animation

The sugar (glucose and others) that we eat must have insulin in order for it to enter our tissues. This video shows what happens in diabetes mellitus when tissues are insensitive to insulin. This is the case in Type 2 diabetes.


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Laparoscopic Colon Resection

This video shows how the large intestine or colon is removed through laparoscopic surgery. The perspective is that of the surgeon performing the colectomy or colon resection. A note to viewers, this video shows surgery on an actual patient. The anatomical landmarks are not labeled, but described by the surgeon narrator.

Hepatitis C Infection - 3D Medical Animation

This narrated animation describes the effect of one type of hepatitis, hepatitis C. It describes the most common symptoms of hepatitis C and the various long term consequences of the disease.