A medical achievement by performing a complex

Conducted by a specialized medical team at Al-Ahli Hospital A medical achievement by performing a complex surgery for "endometriosis"

By Dr. Mazen Bashtawi, Specialist and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Al-Ahli Hospital / Qatar

Dr. Mazen Bashtawi, a Specialist and Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Al-Ahli Hospital, confirmed that the department succeeded in treating a 37-year-old American woman who suffers from severe and continuous pains at the lower abdominal area resulting from "endometriosis". Initially, her sufferings from these pains were coinciding with the menstrual cycle pains.

However, its condition worsened to suffer from continuous and prolonged pains for whole days, and in all the positions she takes, whether sitting or sleeping, etc… This greatly affected her daily life and working conditions, which made her being absent from work as a result of these severe pains which she frequently suffers.

Dr. Bashtawi added, "As soon as the initial examination of the patient was carried out by means of abdomen laproscopy, it was found that she is in a very advanced state of adhesions within the pelvis and adhesions between the intestine and the uterus on the one hand, and between the intestine and the ovaries on the other hand, to the extent that they blocked the possibility of good vision and examination of the uterus and ovaries due to the large and numerous adhesions. The examining medical team was unable at the beginning to intervene or find feasible solutions for her condition. She was advised to go to a hospital in America for treatment. Finally, she decided to go to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Al-Ahli Hospital. After required examination and diagnosis, it is found that she complains the same conditions of a case which we frequently dealt with, and we achieved many successes with it, THE HOSPITAL HAS ADVANCED CAPABILITIES WHICH ENABLE IT TO DEAL WITH THE MOST COMPLEX CASES.

due to the scientific and technical capabilities we possess in terms of advanced devices and high-resolution endoscopes which match those found in the best hospitals in the world.

Dr. Al-Bishtawi added: "We were able to perform this operation laparoscopically and its results were good and surprising to the patient. She felt the first results once she recovered from the operation to discover that she no longer suffers any pains and that she finally got rid of such pains which remained with her for a long time and affected her lifestyle. He continued: "Thanks to God, we managed, during the operation, to loosen adhesions and remove the endometriosis.

The patient returned to her normal life. This disease is one of the common diseases that around 15% of women suffer from. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of this disease may delay from 5 to 7 years because at the beginning it concurs with the pains of the menstrual cycle. Most women do not pay attention to these pains, believing that they are the usual pains which accompany the menstrual cycle, until their condition develops later and the disease is discovered at late and advanced stages.

It is an immediate success and gives stable results over time Al-Ahli Hospital adopts thermal frequency technology to treat legs

By Dr. Atef bin Youssef, Open Heart and Vascular Surgery Consultant at Al-Ahli Hospital / Qatar

Al-Ahli Hospital has recently adopted the technique of thermal frequency for treating varicose veins in less than an hour by treating the perforating veins, via sending radio frequencies that heat the affected perforating vein in order to be closed, after being examined by a simple prick through which the catheter or the dedicated tube is inserted. Ultrasound is used for examining the affected area. The material placed inside the catheter clearly shows the affected area.

In this context, Dr. Atef bin Youssef, an open heart and vascular surgery consultant, explained that this type of treatment depends on the extraction of thermal frequency from the radio frequency, in order to benefit from the effect of heat on the affected area varicose veins. He also confirmed that this technology is used while the patient is under local anesthesia, with the possibility of simple hypnosis.

Dr. Ben Youssef stated that there are many benefits for treating varicose veins with thermal frequencies, including an increase in the immediate success rate and achievement of stable results over time. It also enables the treated patients to resume their normal life activity on the next day. From an aesthetic perspective, the patient does not need any wounds to be made in the patient’s skin by the doctor; hence, it does not leave any traces.

In his speech, Dr. Ben Youssef pointed out how this type of operation is specifically performed. It begins with a prick through which a small metal probe (catheter) is inserted into a vein with electrodes. It then provides heat energy for the radio frequencies which cause the vein walls to retract. Under the influence of temperature, the vein narrows and dries up without causing damage to the surrounding tissues. This results in significant disappearance of varicose veins after three months.

This surgery is made under local anesthesia in less than an hour. So, the patient can go back home on the same day. He noted that there are two types of blood vessels: arteries and veins. Varicose veins appear under the surface of the skin as a result of a defect in one of the main superficial vein valves with the perforating veins, which results in reflux of the blood and the appearance of varicose veins. Varicose veins also appear when a blood pool occurs resulting in enlargement of veins. Venous ulcers rarely occur.

Dr. Atef bin Yusef, a consultant, added: The symptoms of varicose veins differ from one person to another. They distort the aesthetic form of the legs, as blood veins appear near the surface of the skin. They also cause pain and heaviness in the legs, especially with standing for long periods, and swelling in the feet and ankles. All these symptoms are accompanied with skin discoloration and venous ulcers which are among the most dangerous symptoms and problems resulting from varicose veins. THIS TECHNOLOGY AIMS AT USING HEAT IN THE TREATMENT OF VARICOSE VEINS IN THE AFFECTED AREA. THIS SURGERY IS PERFORMED UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.