The medical team at King Khalid University Hospital, with the grace of God, performed the surgical operation on the Jordanian girl, to get rid of obesity, which was successful the day before yesterday. Dr. Ayed Al-Qahtani, the supervisor of the case of Taqi and the supervisor of the obesity research chair at King Saud University, said in a statement to «Riyadh» after the completion of the operation that the operation was successful, praise be to God, and that it took a shorter time than expected, as the process of stapling the stomach and removing the tonsils and flesh took two hours and was expected for it. three hours .
Al-Qahtani added that, with the grace of God, the medical team was able to perform the operation according to the plan prepared by the team, which is a longitudinal stapling of the stomach, in which the university and its surgical team have the first experience in the world in children under the age of eighteen.
Al-Qahtani also explained to “Al-Riyadh” that she, praise be to God, after leaving the operating room in excellent condition, and she is now breathing normally, as the breathing apparatus was lifted, which was scheduled to remain on it for 24 48 hours. Yesterday morning, Taqi left the intensive care room to the room Regular.
Dr. Ayed noted that the stage of anesthesia was one of the stages that was expected to be critical due to the excess fat on Taqa''s neck, but thanks to God, and then with the experience of the specialized medical team under the supervision of Dr. Muhammad Al-Majid, we did not face any difficulty in that.
About the expected date of Taqa''s exit, Al-Qahtani said that she will stay 3 to 4 days in the hospital, and after that she will leave.
At the end of his statement, Dr. Al-Qahtani praised the auxiliary medical team who, after God, was the reason for the success of the operation and shortened its period of time in advance, thanking and appreciating them for the efforts they exerted before and during the operation.
Al-Qahtani raised his thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his confidence, as well as to the Director of King Saud University, Dr. Abdullah Al-Othman, who was closely following all stages of the process, the university''s vice presidents, the dean of the College of Medicine, the supervisor of university hospitals, and everyone who contributed and participated in the operation.
For his part, the father of Taqi, who prostrated thanks to God while listening to Dr. Al-Qahtani talking about the success of the operation, expressed his great thanks and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and to the government and people of the Kingdom for the generous care that he and his family found since their arrival in the land of the Kingdom, expressing his happiness and joy on the success of the operation to his daughter .
On the other hand, Dr. Ayed Al-Qahtani revealed in a statement to "Al-Riyadh" yesterday that the university director, Dr. Abdullah Al-Othman, directed the follow-up and treatment of two female citizens suffering from excessive obesity, which led to the weight of the first reaching 250 kilograms and she is 21 years old and the other 16 years old and reached 115 kilograms, as their cases were published in local newspapers.
Al-Qahtani said that we are now waiting for the arrival of these two cases to start following up and drawing up the appropriate treatment plan after conducting all the necessary medical examinations.
It is noteworthy that the medical team that performed the operation included
Dr. Ayed Al-Qahtani, the case supervisor, and Dr. Saad Al-Melhem, Consultant Obesity Surgery, Dr. Muhammad Al-Majed, Consultant Anesthesiologist, Dr. Ahmed Al-Ammar, Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant, Dr. Reem Al-Harbi, a surgeon and Dr. Abdullah Abu Bakr, Consultant Pediatric Endocrinology, Dr. Musallam Al-Saadi, Consultant Pediatric Thoracic and Respiratory, Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Jarallah, Consultant Pediatric Cardiology, Prof. Dr. Mamoun Qarmali, Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Professor, Dr. Fatima Al-Haidar, Consultant Pediatric Psychiatry, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Saleh, Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Dr. Ayman Al-Ayadi, consultant intensive care children, d. Abdullah Al-Otaibi is a consultant pediatric ophthalmologist, Amal Kinana is a dietitian, Iman Banasq is a nutritionist, John Dean is a physical activity specialist, Umm Kulthum is a physical activity specialist and the nursing team.
