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MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN ALHASSA: REMOVING A TUMOR FROM THE HEAD OF THE PANCREAS OF A PATIENT IN HIS 40S

Medical achievement in ALHASSA Removing a tumor in the head of the pancreas of a fortieth patient and release it from the neighboring organs

Almoosa Specialist Hospital in Al-HASA has achieved a new medical achievement to add it to its series of achievements.  Where it performed a delicate and complex surgery, which is one of the most difficult surgeries of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually performed only in specialized and advanced cancer treatment centers

Where a tumor in the head of the pancreas of a fortieth patient was removed, the patient was suffering from loss of appetite, severe weight loss, jaundice and yellowish skin color and upper abdominal pain. According toDr. Mamdouh Al-Nahawi, Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeonin Almoosa SpecialistHospital and the head of the surgical team, the patient was admitted in a state of severe fatigue.Pre-operative examination and blood tests showed a tumor in the head of the pancreas, adjacent to the veins and vital arteries feeding the intestines and the Duodenum, fortunately the tumor was in its early stages

Dr. Al-Nahawi added that the patient was prepared for surgery -Whipple procedure- which is a major surgical operation involving the removal of the head of the pancreas, the duodenumgallbladder, part of the stomach and  part of the intestines then reattach these parts together with the utmost precision

Nevertheless, the difficulty of surgery, Dr. Al-Nahawi confirmed that the operation was performed successfully without any complications thank to ALLAH. After four days of surgery, the patient was discharged with a good health and he is now recovering from the surgery

Pancreatic and bile duct tumors are malignant serious tumors. Until now, there is no medical therapy to cure it except the complete surgical removal. Despite steady improvements in cancer related outcomes for many malignancies over the past several decades, pancreatic cancer remains challenging

At the end, the success of this operation is a distinctive scoop for Almoosa Specialist Hospital that confirms its readiness to receive such serious cases and provide the finest medical services and the best patient centered health care.

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