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6/12/24, 11:59 AM Life-changing surgery: 64-year-old patient transitions from wheelchair to walking at SGH Madinah - Middle East News 247
Life-changing surgery: 64-year-old patient
transitions from wheelchair to walking at SGH
Madinah
By Middle East News 247 June 11, 2024
An impressively skilled neurosurgeon at Saudi German Hospital Madinah removed a spinal cord tumour
(thoracic region) from a 64-year-old patient through microsurgery, allowing him to regain mobility after being
confined to a wheelchair.
Initially, the patient suffered from a gradual weakening of the right leg for over five months, which led to
hemiplegia, necessitating the use of a wheelchair.
Leveraging his expertise, Dr. Ashraf al-Zareef, a consultant neurosurgeon, employed advanced techniques
to remove the tumour. The surgery was completed successfully without any anaesthetic or surgical
complications.
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