A medical team removes a large tumor without

surgical intervention at King Fahd Hospital in Madinah

A medical team at King Fahd Hospital in Madinah, represented by

The hospital''s gastrointestinal and endoscopy unit enables the removal of a large cancerous tumor for a patient in his 60s without any surgical intervention.

The details of the case came back when a 65-year-old patient visited the Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at King Fahd Hospital in Madinah and was suffering from chronic constipation, dizziness, weight loss and general weakness in the body.

The necessary analyzes were conducted for him and it was found that there is anemia (anemia) with greenish blood in the stool. A lower endoscopy was performed for the patient and through it it became clear that there was a large tumor with a size of 7 cm by 10 cm, in the gallon at a distance of 45 cm from the excretion area.

A sample was taken from the tumor, additional analyzes, and a CT scan of the entire patient’s body were taken to ensure that the disease did not spread, and the result was negative.

The medical staff supervising the case, led by the head of the gastrointestinal and endoscopy department at the hospital in the city, Dr. Abbas Qumqamji, decided to perform an endoscope to completely remove the tumor through endoscopy and thermal cauterization, and this was done, thank God, without surgical intervention, and this method (EMR) is one of the latest methods of removing tumors without Surgical intervention .

A follow-up was done for the patient and re-analyzes and endoscopy again after four months, and the result was sound, that there were no remnants of the tumor or its spread, and he was in good health, praise be to God.

It should be noted that King Fahd General Hospital in Madinah is considered the first reference hospital for the people of Madinah region. Its clinical capacity is (500) beds. The hospital provides health services in a number of specialties (general surgery, endoscopy, kidneys, neurology, orthopedics, burns, and all Types of radiology, physical therapy, and many subspecialties)