I resected a piece of bowel. closed the bladder. did colostomy. and amused the surgery crew by taping a urethral catheter (a type of catheter) inthey seem not to be familiar with this and dont have a Foley in the place. There is a great problem of obtaining supplies and equipment herethis has to be done through Vietnamese channels and then (maybe) USAID channels. and hopeless delays are encountered. Todays was a neat experiencegoing to a "Med CAP" (Medical Civil Action Program) trip to TuThau. about 6 kilometers from here. in an area just outside of the main village in a largely refugee area. We saw 260 people in a period of 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours after lunchmost were seen by the medics and I saw the ones they referred to me. The trouble is. of course. that one can rarely make a diagnosis. and can give little more than placebo treatment.