Diego González Rivas, the surgeon who has operated in the most countries in the worldis already an old acquaintance of RTVE, after his time on La Matemática del Espejo. It was not the first time that I visited David Broncano’s programwhom he personally operated on for palmar hyperhidrosis. But it was their first meeting in this new stage of The Revoltand the interview lived up to his magnitude as a specialist.
The doctor from Coruña, who created and developed the Uniportal VATS technique, which allows thoracic operations to be performed through incisions of just a few centimeters, he said in The Revolt some of the most striking anecdotes from his recent experience. From prevent the death of a prisoner who tried to commit suicide in China until operating on a llama in Cusco, Peru. And, together with Broncano, he has starred in a video call with one of his happiest patients, Amos, whose life he saved recently in Ghana.
Amos’s gratitude
Dr. González Rivas was telling La Revuelta that All your patients have your phone number to contact him, and he remembered the case of the first surgery he performed with his mobile unit in Ghana. Amos had been vomiting blood for 14 years due to a lung malformation, and only the intervention of Diego and his team could save his life. At that time, Broncano asked him if he could Call him to chat with him directlyand magic has happened.
Diego González Rivas calls a patient in La Revuelta
Given the impossibility of paying for the $4,500 that the operation cost In his country, the team González Rivas operated on him completely free of charge and altruistically.. Now, At 37, he has been reborn: “I had a wonderful operation and I have not felt pain since,” the patient explained in a video call with the surgeon, to the applause of the theatre audience.
The emotional involvement of a surgeon
Con Thousands of operations behind him in 136 countries around the worldDiego González Rivas has explained that, despite maintaining contact with many of his patients, it is necessary take some distance to be able to continue with their workWith the sole motivation of preserving the health of his patients, the doctor has explained some of the most striking cases of his recent experience: in China, he had to prevent the death of a murder prisoner who had attempted suicide after commuting his death sentence to life imprisonment. He stuck an awl in his aorta “but he didn’t bleed to death and was lucky not to die.” The surgeon and his team performed a special suture before they could remove the awl so he could continue living, even if it was against his will.
Broncano’s operation
It is very likely that if you are a follower of Broncano, at some point you have heard the story about the operation he underwent some time ago. It is about the intervention “palmar hyperhidrosis“, and the doctor who performed it is precisely this Wednesday’s guest on The Revolt. In his presence, the presenter took the opportunity to defend Spanish public health, for which he asked for greater attention and investment.
Who is Diego González Rivas?
Diego was responsible for popularizing the Uniportal thoracoscopic surgerya technique that allowed highly complex interventions to be carried out through a small incision and in a minimally invasive. This not only reduced postoperative pain and patient recovery time, but also complications that could result after the operation. Thanks to this innovation, González transformed the way in which the treatment of diseases such as lung cancer and other thoracic pathologies.
Recognized in the world
Just in case revolutionary contribution Although his involvement in the world of medicine was not enough, Diego González has been taking his technique to a global level for years, training surgeons around the world and performing surgeries in more than 100 countries. This is what he said during his time at The mathematics of the mirror.
His contribution to medicine has been recognized with numerous awards and distinctionsand has been invited to operate and give lectures at some of the most prestigious hospitals in the world. Aside from his medical career, González Rivas has been praised for his humanity and dedication to his patients, which has made him a respected figure in both the medical and personal fields. His ability to combine his surgical skill with a patient-centered approach has led many to consider him not only a pioneer in his field, but also a role model in health care.
“I notice that people are asking me to be able to give courses, treating complicated cases… Well, yes, I am flattered when people call me and ask me for these favors. I do it with pleasure and affection. But I do it because I like to share knowledge. I always try to be humblebecause life has many twists and turns,” she confessed during her time on Carlos del Amor’s show.
