Nigerian Surgeons Construct Bladder for Cancer Patient
A team of surgeons at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, have constructed a new bladder for an 18-year-old cancer patient. Saidu Ibrahim, a student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, was diagnosed of having malignant cells in the tissues of his bladder.
Surgeons at the university hospital carried out a procedure that led to the removal of the bladder, and constructed a new bladder (neobladder reconstruction) to save Mr. Ibrahim’s life. The team, which included Dr. Makama Salihu, the head of surgery, ATBUTH Bauchi, was led by Haruna Liman.Mr. Usman told Pressman that the patient had a five-year history of passing blood in his urine as a result of the cancer of the bladder.
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