Pediatric Surgery

American College of Surgeons Honors W. Hardy Hendren, M.D., as Icon in Surgery

In October 2016, The American College of Surgeons (ACS) honored the life and accomplishments of W. Hardy Hendren, M.D., as one of its Icons in Surgery during the ACS Clinical Congress 2016, held in Washington, DC.

A video to commemorate the honor was developed by the ACS Committee on Video-Based Education and was presented at Clinical Congress. The video is also available below.

For more information on other Icons in Surgery, visit the American College of Surgeons website.

6½-Year-Old Female Patient Referred for Extensive Secondary Surgery of Her Cloacal Malformation (Hendren Patient Case)

  • 6½-year-old female patient was referred in 1976 for extensive secondary surgery of her cloacal malformation
  • Thirteen prior operations included:
    • Colostomy at birth
    • Bilateral loop ureterostomies
    • Attempted vaginal pullthrough
    • Opening of the urogenital sinus
    • Suprapubic cystostomy
    • Closure of the bladder neck

3-Year-Old Female Patient with Total Urinary Incontinence and Unusual Cloacal Variant (Hendren Patient Case)

  • 3-year-old female patient referred for total urinary incontinence in March 1980, with an unusual cloacal variant
  • At birth, exploration showed a short colon attached to the dome of a small bladder by its cecum with two appendices, the usual situation in cloacal exstrophy
  • That was divided and exteriorized
  • An ileostomy was also performed