WITH THE HELP OF MU MEDICAL TEAM: A PATIENT WITH A RARE DISEASE RECOVERS

A medical team from the College of Medicine at MU and King Khalid Hospital in Majmaah – led by Dr. Nasser Al-Darwi, Assistant Professor in Surgery – have treated a patient who has been suffering a chronic abdominal pain for five years without proper diagnose.
The patient, who is a young Saudi lady, has visited many other hospitals. After being diagnosed at King Khalid Hospital in Majmaah, she has been found to have a rare disease called ‘left-side hernia’.
After the medical imaging and radiation was carried out by Dr. Sulaiman Al-Sheikh and Dr. Waleed Al-Khalidi, An exploratory telescope for the abdomen was performed with the assistance of Dr. Wajdi Al-Amri, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Infertility and Infertility Children, and the patient was treated.

Dr. Al-Darwi said this rare case can hardly to be diagnosed in the normal way and it is the first of its kind in Majmaah. The diagnose of patients with abdominal pain should be exhaustive and hasty medical diagnose should be avoided.
The medical team have extended their thanks to both the Manager of King Khalid Hospital, Dr. Khalid Al-Ghatani and MU Rector, Dr. Khalid Al-Mugren, for their support and collaboration.