1 Surgery-Pediatrics Medical Mission Trip found

10 year old boy badly in need of shunt re-placement in Nicaragua

Jason Betancourt is 9 years old. He lives in Tipitapa, Nicaragua. He was born with a rare and extreme case of Hydrocephalus, which is a buildup of fluid in the brain that leads to extreme swelling. I met him and his mother last year in a market in...

Region: Latin America & the Caribbean  |  Country: Nicaragua

Profession: Physician  |  Specialty: Surgery-Pediatrics

Posted: 2012-Jan-19  |  Starting date: 2012-Jan-19  |  Ending date:2012-Jan-19