At Al-Kafeel Hospital, Liver surgery using periscope technique

A medical team at Al-Kafeel Super Speciality Hospital in Karbala managed to perform an operation to remove a number of water cysts spread on the liver of a patient in her thirties.

Dr. Mu'ayed al-Naqeeb; a specialist in gastrointestinal and liver surgery, said that" a 32-year-old patient suffered from severe abdominal pain and after conducting the necessary tests and taking magnetic resonance images, we found the presence of multiple watery cysts on the liver, causing her obstructive jaundice".

"We performed laparoscopic surgery on the patient, which included removing the water cysts, after which she made a full recovery."

Al-Naqeeb pointed out that "the presence of advanced and modern devices in Al-Kafeel Super Speciality Hospital enabled us to end the suffering of the patient, who was placed under medical supervision until her recovery".