removes a cancerous tumor in a patient in his 60s
A medical team at King Fahd Hospital in Madinah, represented by the Digestive and Endoscopy Unit, succeeded in removing a large cancerous tumor for a patient in his 60s without any surgical intervention, thank God.
The head of the hospital’s digestive system and endoscopy department, Dr. Abbas Qumqamji explained that the 65-year-old patient was suffering from chronic constipation, dizziness, weight loss and general weakness in the body. Blood "anemia" and as a result, a lower endoscopy was performed for the patient, and through it it became clear that there was a large tumor of "7 cm by 10 cm" in the colon at a distance of "45" centimeters from the excretory area. After that, a sample of the tumor was taken, additional analyzes were made, and a whole CT scan was made. The patient''s body to ensure that the disease does not spread and the result is negative.
He added that the medical staff supervising the case decided, after the analyzes, to perform an endoscope to completely remove the tumor through the endoscope and thermal cauterization, and this was done, praise be to God, without surgical intervention. In good health, praise be to God, after following up on his health condition, re-analyzing and endoscopy, and making sure that there are no remnants of the tumor or any spread of it.
It should be noted that King Fahd General Hospital in Madinah is the first reference hospital for the people of Madinah region. Its clinical capacity is "500" beds. It provides health services in a number of specialties such as general surgery, endoscopy, kidneys, diseases of the nervous system, orthopedics, burns, all types of radiation, physical therapy and many more Subspecialties.
