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Dr. Walid Khalaf
Consultant and Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
Mouwasat Hospital Qatif
Successful removal of 36 fibroids from the uterus of a patient in Mouwasat Qatif
By the grace of God, the medical team at Mouwasat Hospital in Al Qatif succeeded in putting an end of the suffering of a patient in her forties
from severe virginal bleeding although she's not pregnant
The patient was received in the emergency department, where she had the initial examinations and the necessary first aid. A diagnosis of a large number of uterine fibroids was reached. The consultant gynecologist and obstetrician Dr. Walid Khalaf decided that a surgical operation was needed to remove the tumors. The patient ask to preserve the uterus
The patient was shifted to the operation room under the supervision of Dr. Walid Khalaf and 36 fibroid tumors were removed from the uterus while preserving the uterus and without any excision of it or the ovaries as the patient desired in order to have the ability for a pregnancy ion
future.
during the operation, if possible.
After a two days recovery, the patient was discharged from the hospital feeling happy and preserving her ability to have children, thanks to one of the best skilled gynecologists and obstetricians. The
patient’s health problem was completely over and she no longer complained of any unusual bleeding episodes.
It is worth mentioning that this type of operations is considered the most advanced and reliant on latest medical technology, which is in line with the vision of the Mouwasat Medical Services Company in attracting
competencies and delicate sub-specialties and providing the latest technologies and medical equipment in this field.