At the Al-Kafeel Hospital.. Treatment of paralysis of the vocal cords of a patient

A medical team at Al-Kafeel Super Speciality Hospital performed a successful laparoscopic operation on a patient suffering from paralysis of the vocal cords, as a result of complications of the thyroid gland.

The specialist of ear, nose and throat surgery at the hospital, Dr. Nadhem Imran: "The forty-year-old patient was suffering from paralysis of the vocal cords as a result of complications of the thyroid gland that caused her health problems, which necessitated an endoscopic operation".

He added, "the operation was performed with high accuracy and without any complications, by expanding the larynx in special ways with the stabilization of the patient's health status," noting that "this type of operation is complex, but the presence of highly skilled medical staff and advanced techniques, facilitated it so it can be performed periodically in the hospital."