RIYADH: A medical team at a hospital in Sakaka successfully conducted the first laparoscopic procedure of its kind in the region by using this modern technique.
The medical team, headed by Dr. Sami Al-Asari at the King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital, operated on a 60-year-old Saudi woman to remove a 40cm long stone in her small intestine through laparoscopic surgery.
Laparoscopic surgery is a procedure that uses a thin, lighted tube put through a cut or incision in the abdomen.
Director General of Health Affairs in Al-Jouf Hussein Al-Ruwaidi thanked Al-Asari and his team for their medical achievement.
Talking about the procedure, Al-Asari said that when the patient was brought to the hospital’s emergency department, she was suffering from extreme pain.
“The patient also complained of frequent vomiting,” said Al-Asari, also the hospital’s department of surgery head and general and colorectal surgery department consultant.
He said that a medical examination showed the woman was suffering from inflammation as well as an obstruction of the intestine.
“A large stone was found in the middle of the intestine. This caused the obstruction,” Al-Asari said.
He added that the obstruction of the intestine resulted in the blockage of the patient’s bowel movement.
“Bowel obstruction as a result of a stone is a very rare case all over the world,”Al-Ruwaidi explained.
He added: “The operation was indeed successful and the patient profusely thanked all those involved in her operation when she checked out of the hospital.”
Al-Ruwaidi also said that the experience was not only in the pursuit of a noble profession but also a good learning experience and expressed his appreciation to his medical team for a job well done.
The medical team, headed by Dr. Sami Al-Asari at the King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital, operated on a 60-year-old Saudi woman to remove a 40cm long stone in her small intestine through laparoscopic surgery.
Laparoscopic surgery is a procedure that uses a thin, lighted tube put through a cut or incision in the abdomen.
Director General of Health Affairs in Al-Jouf Hussein Al-Ruwaidi thanked Al-Asari and his team for their medical achievement.
Talking about the procedure, Al-Asari said that when the patient was brought to the hospital’s emergency department, she was suffering from extreme pain.
“The patient also complained of frequent vomiting,” said Al-Asari, also the hospital’s department of surgery head and general and colorectal surgery department consultant.
He said that a medical examination showed the woman was suffering from inflammation as well as an obstruction of the intestine.
“A large stone was found in the middle of the intestine. This caused the obstruction,” Al-Asari said.
He added that the obstruction of the intestine resulted in the blockage of the patient’s bowel movement.
“Bowel obstruction as a result of a stone is a very rare case all over the world,”Al-Ruwaidi explained.
He added: “The operation was indeed successful and the patient profusely thanked all those involved in her operation when she checked out of the hospital.”
Al-Ruwaidi also said that the experience was not only in the pursuit of a noble profession but also a good learning experience and expressed his appreciation to his medical team for a job well done.
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