A medical team at Tawam Hospital managed to remove a number of benign brain tumors from a 52-year-old Iraqi woman, after a complex surgery that lasted 22 hours, carried out by an experienced team of specialized surgeons led by a consultant neurosurgeon specializing in brain tumor surgery and skull base surgery. At Tawam Hospital, Dr. Muhammad Al-Asha.
Dr. Muhammad Al-Asha explained that the patient, when she was referred to Tawam Hospital, was suffering from difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and paralysis of the vocal cords on the left side, so she was examined by a team of doctors who specialize in the throat, head and nerves, and the pictures showed the presence of multiple tumors, of various sizes. Large, 3 to 6 cm, in the neck and base of the skull, which cannot be treated by non-invasive methods.
He said, “The patient visited several hospitals in one of the Arab countries, and the necessary operation was not performed for her, so one of her sons who resides in the Emirates brought her to the Emirates, where she visited several doctors, and they advised her to review Tawam Hospital, due to the availability of expertise and equipment to perform this complex type of tumors.” He indicated that this type of complex brain surgery requires an integrated team of doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, advanced technologies, and sufficient time to perform the operation.
Al-Asha indicated that the patient remained for two days under anesthesia, and the operation was carried out in a time of 22 hours, divided into two days. By moving the shoulder, swallowing and moving the tongue, using the latest technologies and the skill of the medical team, the tumors were removed, while preserving the nerves without any damage.
He continued, “On the second day, the base of the skull was opened and the tumor was removed, which was found to be related to the eighth auditory and equilibrium nerve and the ninth nerve. The tumor was removed while preserving hearing, balance, and facial movement, and this is a great success recorded for Tawam Hospital, as the majority of such operations lead to loss of Hearing, and sometimes facial weakness and perhaps complete paralysis, and thank God the patient has recovered and left the operating room and will return to her normal life in record time after undergoing the rehabilitation of the swallowing process she was suffering from before the operation.
While the patient’s husband, Amir Abdel-Khatib, indicated that she was suffering from constant dizziness, a tumor behind the cerebellum and a tumor in the neck, after which her condition developed and she had difficulty speaking, and she visited several doctors in the past, but they did not succeed in ridding her of what she suffers.
A medical team at Tawam Hospital managed to remove a number of benign brain tumors from a 52-year-old Iraqi woman, after a complex surgery that lasted 22 hours, carried out by an experienced team of specialized surgeons led by a consultant neurosurgeon specializing in brain tumor surgery and skull base surgery. At Tawam Hospital, Dr. Muhammad Al-Asha.
Dr. Muhammad Al-Asha explained that the patient, when she was referred to Tawam Hospital, was suffering from difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and paralysis of the vocal cords on the left side, so she was examined by a team of doctors who specialize in the throat, head and nerves, and the pictures showed the presence of multiple tumors, of various sizes. Large, 3 to 6 cm, in the neck and base of the skull, which cannot be treated by non-invasive methods.
He said, “The patient visited several hospitals in one of the Arab countries, and the necessary operation was not performed for her, so one of her sons who resides in the Emirates brought her to the Emirates, where she visited several doctors, and they advised her to review Tawam Hospital, due to the availability of expertise and equipment to perform this complex type of tumors.” He indicated that this type of complex brain surgery requires an integrated team of doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, advanced technologies, and sufficient time to perform the operation.
Al-Asha indicated that the patient remained for two days under anesthesia, and the operation was carried out in a time of 22 hours, divided into two days. By moving the shoulder, swallowing and moving the tongue, using the latest technologies and the skill of the medical team, the tumors were removed, while preserving the nerves without any damage.
He continued, “On the second day, the base of the skull was opened and the tumor was removed, which was found to be related to the eighth auditory and equilibrium nerve and the ninth nerve. The tumor was removed while preserving hearing, balance, and facial movement, and this is a great success recorded for Tawam Hospital, as the majority of such operations lead to loss of Hearing, and sometimes facial weakness and perhaps complete paralysis, and thank God the patient has recovered and left the operating room and will return to her normal life in record time after undergoing the rehabilitation of the swallowing process she was suffering from before the operation.
While the patient’s husband, Amir Abdel-Khatib, indicated that she was suffering from constant dizziness, a tumor behind the cerebellum and a tumor in the neck, after which her condition developed and she had difficulty speaking, and she visited several doctors in the past, but they did not succeed in ridding her of what she suffers.
A medical team at Tawam Hospital managed to remove a number of benign brain tumors from a 52-year-old Iraqi woman, after a complex surgery that lasted 22 hours, carried out by an experienced team of specialized surgeons led by a consultant neurosurgeon specializing in brain tumor surgery and skull base surgery. At Tawam Hospital, Dr. Muhammad Al-Asha.
Dr. Muhammad Al-Asha explained that the patient, when she was referred to Tawam Hospital, was suffering from difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and paralysis of the vocal cords on the left side, so she was examined by a team of doctors who specialize in the throat, head and nerves, and the pictures showed the presence of multiple tumors, of various sizes. Large, 3 to 6 cm, in the neck and base of the skull, which cannot be treated by non-invasive methods.
He said, “The patient visited several hospitals in one of the Arab countries, and the necessary operation was not performed for her, so one of her sons who resides in the Emirates brought her to the Emirates, where she visited several doctors, and they advised her to review Tawam Hospital, due to the availability of expertise and equipment to perform this complex type of tumors.” He indicated that this type of complex brain surgery requires an integrated team of doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, advanced technologies, and sufficient time to perform the operation.
Al-Asha indicated that the patient remained for two days under anesthesia, and the operation was carried out in a time of 22 hours, divided into two days. By moving the shoulder, swallowing and moving the tongue, using the latest technologies and the skill of the medical team, the tumors were removed, while preserving the nerves without any damage.
He continued, “On the second day, the base of the skull was opened and the tumor was removed, which was found to be related to the eighth auditory and equilibrium nerve and the ninth nerve. The tumor was removed while preserving hearing, balance, and facial movement, and this is a great success recorded for Tawam Hospital, as the majority of such operations lead to loss of Hearing, and sometimes facial weakness and perhaps complete paralysis, and thank God the patient has recovered and left the operating room and will return to her normal life in record time after undergoing the rehabilitation of the swallowing process she was suffering from before the operation.
While the patient’s husband, Amir Abdel-Khatib, indicated that she was suffering from constant dizziness, a tumor behind the cerebellum and a tumor in the neck, after which her condition developed and she had difficulty speaking, and she visited several doctors in the past, but they did not succeed in ridding her of what she suffers.
A medical team at Tawam Hospital managed to remove a number of benign brain tumors from a 52-year-old Iraqi woman, after a complex surgery that lasted 22 hours, carried out by an experienced team of specialized surgeons led by a consultant neurosurgeon specializing in brain tumor surgery and skull base surgery. At Tawam Hospital, Dr. Muhammad Al-Asha.
Dr. Muhammad Al-Asha explained that the patient, when she was referred to Tawam Hospital, was suffering from difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and paralysis of the vocal cords on the left side, so she was examined by a team of doctors who specialize in the throat, head and nerves, and the pictures showed the presence of multiple tumors, of various sizes. Large, 3 to 6 cm, in the neck and base of the skull, which cannot be treated by non-invasive methods.
He said, “The patient visited several hospitals in one of the Arab countries, and the necessary operation was not performed for her, so one of her sons who resides in the Emirates brought her to the Emirates, where she visited several doctors, and they advised her to review Tawam Hospital, due to the availability of expertise and equipment to perform this complex type of tumors.” He indicated that this type of complex brain surgery requires an integrated team of doctors, surgeons, anesthesiologists, advanced technologies, and sufficient time to perform the operation.
Al-Asha indicated that the patient remained for two days under anesthesia, and the operation was carried out in a time of 22 hours, divided into two days. By moving the shoulder, swallowing and moving the tongue, using the latest technologies and the skill of the medical team, the tumors were removed, while preserving the nerves without any damage.
He continued, “On the second day, the base of the skull was opened and the tumor was removed, which was found to be related to the eighth auditory and equilibrium nerve and the ninth nerve. The tumor was removed while preserving hearing, balance, and facial movement, and this is a great success recorded for Tawam Hospital, as the majority of such operations lead to loss of Hearing, and sometimes facial weakness and perhaps complete paralysis, and thank God the patient has recovered and left the operating room and will return to her normal life in record time after undergoing the rehabilitation of the swallowing process she was suffering from before the operation.
While the patient’s husband, Amir Abdel-Khatib, indicated that she was suffering from constant dizziness, a tumor behind the cerebellum and a tumor in the neck, after which her condition developed and she had difficulty speaking, and she visited several doctors in the past, but they did not succeed in ridding her of what she suffers.