Private hospital performs successful laparoscopic surgery in Yobe
A private Medical and Diagnostic Centre, Ayaji Medical and Diagnostic Centre (AMDC), has successfully performed the first laparoscopy in Gashua town of Yobe State.
Laparoscopy also called minimally invasive procedure or keyhole surgery is an operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) with the aid of a camera. The laparoscope aids in diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.
The Managing Director of the medical centre, Dr Adamu Amshi, told News Point Nigeria that he led a team of surgeons to correct uterine prolapse caused by weak pelvic muscles and ligaments supporting the uterus.
“The surgery, known as sacrohysteropexy, involves resuspension of the prolapsed uterus using a strip of synthetic mesh to lift the uterus and hold it in place to allow normal sexual intercourse and preserve childbearing function” he stated.
Dr Amshi further explained that the operation was performed using laparoscopic magnification with superior screen visualisation of the anatomy.
Unlike traditional open surgery, Amshi said, laparoscopy is minimally invasive in that it is conducted through smaller incisions which decreases hospital stay, reduces blood loss and post-operative pain, and guarantees accuracy and rapid recovery.
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Dr Amshi, an Indian trained-obstetrics gynecologist, said it took his team four hours to complete the operation, conducted on a 30-year-old woman from Bursari Local Government Area of the state.
He revealed that the treated patient had been told that she could only deliver a baby through Caesarean Section (CS).
Amshi listed the risk factors of uterine prolapse to include multiple vaginal births, aging, obesity, delivery of a large baby, chronic cough, and being postmenopausal.
He commended members of his team, Dr Dahiru Tilde, an anesthetist, and two nurses, Muhammad Kazir and Ahmad Ligali, for their roles in the successful operation.
