Al-Mafraq uses a transdermal endoscope to break up large stones in the kidneys
A modern technique for prostatectomy by “vaporization”
Crunchy: The procedure for removing the prostate by vaporization avoided bleeding for the patient.
Emirates today
The consultant of the Head of the Urology Department and Head of the Surgical Departments at Mafraq Hospital, Dr. Mohsen Muqresh, revealed that the Urology Department performed a benign prostatectomy through vaporization using modern techniques that were applied, finally, and proved effective, explaining that this process is characterized by less bleeding for the patient during surgery. Avoiding surgical complications.
Maqresh told "Emirates Today", that the hospital performs 50 prostatectomy operations annually, and the eradication of about six cases of malignant prostate tumor annually, considering it a rare operation.
He pointed out that most patients undergoing both types of surgery (benign and malignant tumors) are over 50 years old, of whom about 40% are citizens, and the rest are from other nationalities, mostly Arabs.
Muqresh stated that the enlargement of the prostate occurs naturally with age in men, and as for its infection with a malignant tumor, the genetic factor plays an important role in the high rates of infection, pointing out that the symptoms of the disease do not appear except with a clinical examination, or when complications occur in advanced cases such as the spread of the tumor In other organs, most of which are the bones, the suffering of benign prostate patients appears in weak urine force and frequency, especially at night, or the inability to control it.
eating meat Dr. Mohsen Muqresh, Consultant Head of Urology Department and Head of Surgery Departments at Mafraq Hospital, stated that the most prevalent stones among patients in general, including women, are calcium oxalate stones, which are formed according to the nature and quality of food or as a result of disturbances in the secretion of calcium inside the body, then come stones York acid, which accumulates as a result of eating too much meat, and its owners suffer from gout. He pointed out that the increase of any type of stones in a way that contradicts the size of the kidneys affects the function of the kidneys, stressing that the nature of food and the lack of fluids is one of the most common causes of stone formation in men and women, and in a small percentage of children, where the genetic factor and birth defects are the main reason for the formation of stones for them. . |
He revealed that a complete bladder removal with a cancerous tumor was performed and a new replacement bladder was made from the intestine that performs similar functions, explaining that the operation was performed on a British patient residing in the country, and that the entire bladder was removed along with the rest of the pelvic organs from the uterus and ovaries, and the new bladder was connected to the natural opening of the urethra. The operation took six hours, and it is considered one of the largest urological surgeries and is performed in a few centers around the world.
He stated that Mafraq Hospital performs such operations three times a year for both men and women, noting that bladder cancer is more common in men than women, and the number of patients visiting Mafraq Hospital with this disease is about 15 patients per week, 70% of whom are men. The newly discovered cases are treated in their early stages with endoscopy and periodic follow-up.
In addition, Moqresh pointed out to a new method for breaking up large stones in the kidneys by means of a transdermal endoscope, as the traditional surgical opening is dispensed with and a small opening is made through the skin to enter a special endoscope into the kidneys to break up large stones and then withdraw them, in a process that takes between one and two hours. Depending on the size of the gallstone.
He stressed that the hospital is in the process of establishing a new urology unit as part of the implementation plan for the new Mafraq Hospital, and the focus will be on achieving optimum use of modern technologies, especially laser applications in urological surgery.
He added that the hospital's urology unit receives daily between 30 and 40 patients of different ages, 80% of whom are men, 15% are women, 5% are children, and 40% of the affected men suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia. And 10% of prostate cancer, 20% of all kinds of stone diseases, 20% of kidney and bladder diseases, and 10% of other diseases.
Moqresh pointed out that the age groups of the affected women are over 40 years old and suffer from the formation of stones, urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence and tumors, 50% of them need surgical intervention to remove stones, treat bladder tumors, or treat urinary incontinence.
He stated that the causes of stone formation in children are mostly genetic, then congenital malformations come in second place, noting that from 10 to 15 children are treated annually for kidney stones at ages ranging from (three to 10 years), 50% of them They need surgical intervention to remove large stones, and 50% of their stones are removed by lithotripsy.
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