15 hours of surgery
A medical team at King Abdulaziz Medical City in the National Guard in Jeddah succeeded in eradicating a cancerous tumor from an 8-year-old child who was suffering from an enlarged tumor in the right shoulder joint and the bone and humerus muscles. The surgery was performed by an integrated Saudi medical team headed by Dr. Ali Al-Yami, a consultant in musculoskeletal and artificial joints tumors and sports injuries, and with the participation of consultant plastic surgery Dr. Muhammad Al-Qahtani and Dr. Haitham Jamjoom, and a medical team from orthopedics, plastic surgery, and vascular surgery participated in it. Their efforts were successful after 15 continuous hours spent in the operating room, and the patient’s condition after the operation was stable and in good health. The story began when the patient’s parents visited the Orthopedic Clinic at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah and under the supervision of Dr. Ali Al Yami, a clinical examination, x-rays, and laboratory analyzes were performed. Taking a sample from the tumor where it was found that there was a cancerous tumor that was not spreading, and as a result, it was treated with chemotherapy doses until the surgery was performed, where the entire tumor was removed, which led to the removal of the right shoulder joint and approximately 14 cm of the humerus bone. The bronchial splint from the top of the left leg with all its vessels and the cartilage lining the right shoulder joint, where the veins and arteries were connected to the blood vessels of the upper arm, and the circular muscles of the shoulder and metal plates were used to stabilize the joint and the bone transferred. For that member''s jobs. Dr. Ali Al-Yami, consultant surgeon of musculoskeletal tumors, artificial joints and sports injuries, indicated that these cases are considered difficult and rare surgeries and are only performed in specialized centers that count on the fingers of one hand around the world as they are associated with many challenges for the doctor, the patient and the patient''s family, where the doctor must be Has experience and knowledge of the nature of the operation, its accuracy, and the possible natives in the event that it fails, and he must also be aware of the potential complications and how to deal with them.
