Yemeni man with 10.3 kg stomach tumor gets new lease on life
Yemeni man with 10.3 kg stomach tumor gets new lease on life
NEW DELHI: (Mar 25) A 58-year-old man from Yemen, who was initially told his condition was untreatable due to a massive 10.3 kg tumour engulfing his stomach, has got a new lease on life after doctors here treated his condition and reconstructed a new stomach.
The patient, Md Abdullah Hussain, had been suffering from severe abdominal pain, black stools, weakness, and anemia for months. After being turned away by multiple hospitals due to the tumour’s size and complexity, he approached Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, according to a statement from the hospital.
Doctor Amit Javed, senior director, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Minimal Access, and Bariatric Surgery, led the six-hour surgery.
