She needs urgent surgery at 81,000 dirhams to save her life

A rare disease that threatens the life of the girl “Maryam”

Mary still maintains her smile, despite the severity of the disease.

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The girl (Maryam, Egyptian, 3 years old) suffers from a rare liver disease called choledochel cyst, which negatively affects the functions of the pancreas. According to Al Jalila Children’s Hospital in Dubai, she needs an urgent surgery, which costs 81,123 dirhams. In the event of a delay in performing the operation, the tumor will turn into a malignant tumor that threatens her life, and her family's financial capabilities are modest, which does not allow her to manage the amount. Her father (Abu Malik) appeals to good people and people of merciful hearts to extend a helping hand and help him manage the cost of the surgery for his daughter (Maryam).

(Abu Malik) told "Emirates Today" the story of his daughter's suffering with the disease, saying that God blessed him with three sons, the eldest (Malik - 11 years), the second (Maryam - 3 years) and the last (Zain El-Din - two years), and his life was going normally until Last October, when he noticed a change in the behavior of his daughter (Maryam) and her lack of appetite for food as before, and she began to suffer from abnormal constipation, and regular medications did not work for her.

The father added that he feared for her and took her to Al-Zahra Hospital in Sharjah, and the necessary medical examinations and analyzes were carried out, and the doctor requested that x-rays be performed on the abdominal area, and it was found at that time that she suffers from the presence of a cyst (tumor) between the liver and the gallbladder, and it negatively affects the functions of the pancreas, so quickly She was transferred to Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, and she underwent medical examinations again, and after the doctors’ examination, she was admitted to the hospital for five days, and was fed intravenously.

He added that the doctors confirmed that his daughter’s condition was rare, after which he was transferred to Al Jalila Children’s Hospital in Dubai, and medical examinations were repeated, after which the doctor told him that Maryam’s disease is considered a rare disease and is called a yellow duct cyst (choledochel cyst), and she needs an urgent surgery at a cost of 81 One thousand and 123 dirhams, and if the operation is not performed, the cyst (tumor) will turn into a malignant and cancerous tumor.

Abu Malik indicated that his child needs the operation as soon as possible, especially since she currently only eats some light things, and her weight has decreased from 19 to 16 kilograms, and he does not know how to act under the difficult circumstances he is going through, explaining that the problem is that the girl You need to have the surgery as soon as possible, and his financial circumstances do not allow him to manage the cost of the surgery to save his child.

He explained that he is the only breadwinner for his family members, and he works in a private agency with a salary of 6,500 dirhams, from which he goes to 1,600 dirhams per month for the rent of the house, and the rest goes to tuition fees, life expenses and requirements, pointing out that he tried to borrow in order to bear the expenses of the surgery, and he knocked on all doors and all his efforts failed. Unsuccessfully, he appealed to good people and merciful hearts to help him manage the cost of the surgery to save the life of his child.

yellow duct cyst

Cystic duct disease is a congenital condition associated with benign cystic dilatation of the bile ducts.

This disease is not common in Western countries, but it is not a rare disease in East Asian countries such as Japan and China, most of which are found in the first year of life.

The onset of the disease in adults is rare and usually at this stage it is associated with complications.

• Delay in performing the operation turns the disease into a malignant tumor that threatens her life.