If you know one thing about kidney stones, you'll know that it is an extremely painful, debilitating and complicated condition. Typically, taking those stones out means getting cut, and having them surgically removed. But a new technique that's common in the US has now come to Belize.
It's called "endo-urology" and it's done with a device called a "Holmium Surgical Laser". We went into the operating theater at the Belize Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center to see how it works - and to profile the doctor who brought the technology to Belize:…
Lizarraga also specializes in robotic surgery at the Baylor college of Medicine. He visits Belize monthly to do consults and procedures, and as you heard, hopes to return home soon.
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