Ending the suffering of a young man suffering from ulceration of the colon at Al-Kafeel Hospital

A medical team at Al-Kafeel Super Speciality Hospital performed a complex endoscopic operation on a patient suffering from chronic ulceration of the colon, which caused him severe pain and constant bleeding.

A specialist in oncological surgery and colorectal diseases at the hospital, Dr. Ahmed al-Haj, "a complex operation was performed on a young man in the second decade of his life, suffering from chronic ulceration of the colon, which caused him excruciating pain in the abdominal area, and bleeding that lasted for eight years".

"The patient's condition did not initially respond to conservative treatments, which prompted us to conduct a laparoscopic intervention to end his suffering,"he added.

Al-Haj added that" the operation was successfully performed by Periscope through only four holes in the abdominal wall, the colon and rectum were removed through it and the patient came out very healthy, "indicating that it is"one of the complex operations that need experience and high efficiency, in addition to modern and advanced techniques."