in helping a woman to walk again
A medical team at Aseer Central Hospital led by Dr. Ali Hassan Al-Zarei, Consultant of Nasal and Sinus Diseases and Laparoscopic Surgery, Anterior Laparoscopic Skull Bottom Surgeon, Dr. Awad Al-Shehri, Consultant Neurosurgery Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Abdullah Al-Hilali and their assisting team, managed to perform a tumor removal operation in the pituitary gland Laparoscopy for a Saudi patient who was suffering from severe back pain resulting from fractures in the back and severe fragility of the bones, which made her lose the ability to walk.
This was explained by the media spokesperson for the health of the Asir region, Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Naqir, and said that the patient went to the hospital after the problem worsened and became bedridden and suffered from stains, dry skin, weight gain, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and all these symptoms were due to a benign tumor in the pituitary gland Which caused the secretion of a large amount of the hormone stimulating the adrenal gland to secrete the hormone cortisone in turn at high rates and the case was diagnosed by the consultant endocrinologist Dr. Hussein Jahlan and Dr. Hanan Al-Qahtani, a specialist in internal medicine, where the tumor was determined by magnetic resonance imaging and CT scan, and then the patient was transferred For the surgical team it is worth noting that the patient after the operation, thanks to God Almighty, was able to walk and practice her normal life, and the hormones returned to their normal level, as well as the blood sugar level and the blood pressure level improved.
The medical team appreciated the great support from the Director General of Health Affairs in Aseer Region, Dr. Muhammad bin Ali Al-Habdan and the General Supervisor of Aseer Hospital, Dr. Ayed Al-Shahrani, for his great efforts to support the hospital with all the advanced devices that help to conduct such advanced operations.
