36-year-old Zambian nurse undergoes rare surgery at KIMS Hospitals
Hyderabad: A nurse, who was working in Jambia, came with a severe health issue to KIMS hospitals. The doctors here performed surgeries and saved her life.
Sr. Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology, Laparoscopic & Hepato-Pancreaticobiliary Surgery of KIMS hospitals, Dr G. Parthasarathy explained the details.
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"A 36-year-old woman, who is working as a nurse at a hospital in Zambia (Southern African country) mother of three children. Some time ago, a hysterectomy was performed at the hospital where she was working.
The surgery developed complications and her intestines were damaged in the process. She was again taken up for surgery to fix the issue but the surgery failed. She underwent repeated surgeries, seven in all, to get the intestinal damage rectified. All seven surgeries failed and she became extremely critical and was unable to eat food or pass stools. She was airlifted to Hyderabad. She was not given any liquid or solid food while travelling, and a cotton pad was put on the abdomen.
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