A medical team in the University Hospital conducted a successful operation to remove and eradicate a fibroid Stage IV benign tumor weighing 12 kg from a female patient.
Professor Khalid Hussain Wali Sait, The head of the medical team who performed the surgical procedure; supervisor of the Chair for Gynecology Oncology; and head of the Medical and Surgical Gynecology Oncology in the Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, explained that the operation that lasted for two hours was a success and didn’t have any complications. The fibroid tumor weighed twelve kilos and is one of the common fibroid in gynecology which occurs to about 20% - 30% in women.
He added that the patient was suffering from this tumor for a long and was rejected by most doctors due to difficulty of the surgical procedure. Dr. Nasreen Mohammed Omar Onfnan has always been involved in this process. Professor Khalid Sait also want to thank all person who contributed of this process, to the medical, anesthesia, and nursing team that helped perform this operation. Considering the accuracy and success of the operation, this operation is considered to be one of the achievements in Gynecology Oncology Center at the University.
