Nephrectomy for 40-year-old woman using advanced technology at Imam Al-Hujjah Hospital

A specialized medical team at Imam Al-Hujjah Hospital was able to remove a “damaged kidney” from a 40-year-old patient by using very advanced technology provided by the hospital.
The urology specialist at Imam Al-Hujjah Hospital, Dr. Haider Ali Hadi al-Qadi, stated:

“The patient suffers from chronic pain in the right flank with recurrent infections in the kidney and bladder.”

He explains:

“Laboratory tests and color ultrasound revealed the presence of obstruction and severe dilatation in the right kidney and ureter, with multiple stones in the right ureter.”

He adds:

“After a radioisotope examination to evaluate kidney function, it was found that the kidney was completely damaged as a result of chronic obstruction.”

The urology specialist adds:

“The decision was to remove the damaged kidney using laparoscopy with small incisions not exceeding 5 mm. In such operations, the sample is extracted through a small incision after the removal process is completed.”

But thanks to the availability of the modern “Morcelator” device at Imam Al-Hujjah Hospital, the sample was withdrawn in the form of small pieces from the same openings of the laparoscope without the need for an additional surgical incision, according to Dr. Al-Qadi.
He also confirmed that

“The patient was discharged in good health after the operation.”