Abu Dhabi: Despite a blockage in her kidney, doctors at Tawam Hospital were able to save a 30-year-old patient’s vital organ using a minimally invasive procedure.
The woman had been diagnosed with untero-pelvic junction obstruction — a block in the ureter that connects the kidney to the bladder. Urine was not adequately drained to the bladder and this had led to an enlargement of the kidney.
Reconstruction surgery
According to a statement from the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), Abu Dhabi’s public health provider that manages the Al Ain-based hospital, patients who suffer from such kidney blockages are sometimes advised to remove the affected organ. The medical team at Tawam Hospital, however, opted to perform a minimally invasive reconstruction surgery of the kidney.