A team of surgeons within the medical team at Dubai Hospital, affiliated with Dubai Health, the first integrated academic health system in the Emirate of Dubai, succeeded in performing the removal of the largest tumor in the adrenal gland in the world for a patient in her sixties, in a medical achievement. Consolidating Dubai’s position as a leading global destination in the field of providing medical services and healthcare, reflects the development of the multi-specialty hospital’s distinguished medical services in the field of surgery, and embodies Dubai Health’s commitment to achieving the slogan “Patient First”.
The operation took place after a 69-year-old patient who was suffering from walking and breathing difficulties was transferred to the emergency unit at Dubai Hospital after discovering a huge mass in the abdomen during the examination, which required providing her with primary health care immediately, and then the operation was performed. The surgery required to remove this mass is performed by a multidisciplinary medical team that includes experts specialized in urology, oncology, and interventional radiology, in addition to surgeons specialized in vascular and general surgery, and anesthesia experts.
Based on the medical course set by the medical team at Dubai Hospital, the surgery took about four hours, and resulted in the removal of a large tumor whose size reached (27 cm x 26 cm) and weighed 9.435 kilograms.
Dr. Fariborz Bagheri, a urology consultant at Dubai Hospital, who supervised the surgery, pointed out that the operation witnessed complications and risks resulting from this type of surgical operation, and said: “Surgical intervention posed a fundamental challenge for the medical team, due to the size of the tumor and its pressure on its vital environment. However, not performing the operation would have put the patient’s life at greater risk.”
Bagheri added: “The success of the operation and achieving this achievement is due to the joint efforts made by the medical and surgical teams, and we are very grateful for the patient’s response to treatment and her recovery.”
For her part, Dr. Maryam Al-Raisi, CEO of Dubai Hospital, highlighted the efforts made by the multidisciplinary team in making the decision to proceed with the surgery. Al-Raisi said: “After careful consideration and cooperation between our medical and surgical experts, it was agreed to perform this complex operation, which… I was crowned with success, praise be to God.”
Al-Raisi added: “The success of this operation is evidence of the competence of the medical staff at Dubai Hospital in providing the best health care services, and in line with the commitment of “Dubai Health” to achieve the slogan “Patient First”. This achievement also supports our efforts in continuing to build on the successes towards developing And provide the best levels of health care to patients.”
Dubai Hospital is one of the largest specialized hospitals in the UAE, and is one of 6 hospitals within “Dubai Health”, the first integrated academic health system in Dubai. The hospital also provides comprehensive services in all health care specialties, commensurate with the needs of the community.
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