Zimbabwe: Chinhoyi Hospital Surgical Team Removes 9.3kg Tumour.
A CHINHOYI Provincial Hospital gynaecologist removed a rapidly growing 9,3kg tumour from a 34-year-old woman who had delivered a pre-term neonate (a baby born before 37 weeks of gestation) due to the growth last week.
Dr Prosper Kuwandoga successfully conducted the operation, a major milestone for the provincial hospital, with the support of a consultant anaesthetist, two MSc in obstetrics and gynaecology students, theatre nurses and other support staff.
“After a gruelling two hours we were done and were happy that we had not had any surgical complications,” said Dr Kuwandoga.
“We counselled the patient and told her that as much as we would like to help her, we may find the tumour inoperable due to inadequate investigations by other key specialists.
“On the day of the operation, the other gynaecologist, my boss, was not there as he had to attend to very crucial business out of town. He gave us his blessings and we proceeded with the delicate surgery on this woman who was deteriorating and her anaemia had worsened with haemoglobin at 8 (out of the normal of around 13g/dl).”
The team successfully removed a big tumour weighing about 9,3kg during a surgical procedure at the hospital.
The success of this operation indicated the high level of surgical skill, expertise and experience on the part of Dr Kuwandoga and his team.
This achievement also raised the flag high for the hospital, which is the largest referral health institute in the province.
“We carefully planned this operation to ensure the safety and health of the patient.
“The surgical breakthrough here at Chinhoyi underscores the capabilities of our healthcare facilities outside major urban centres,” Dr Kuwandoga.
“All this demonstrates that provincial hospitals can perform significant surgeries helping to save the lives of people outside major referral centres in the capital, Harare.”
Before the surgery, he said the patient was in deep pain from the pressure effects of the mass which continued to grow while she wasted away.
“We initially tried to order more investigations including a CT and tumour markers, but then the woman could not afford these.
“We reached a decision to operate her urgently together with my boss to relieve her of the pain and discomfort due to the pressure effects of the tumour,” he said.
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