By: ONA

Muscat: Acting in cooperation with the University Medical City, a specialised medical team at the Royal Hospital succeeded in performing the first laparoscopic operation of its kind in Oman to remove the sentinel lymph node.

The 2-hour surgery was conducted for a female patient with high-risk of developing malignant tumour in the uterus.

Dr. Thuraya Rashid Al Rawahi, Senior Consultant, Gynaecological Oncology Surgery, at the Royal Hospital, head of the medical team, told Oman News Agency (ONA) that the operation constituted a step forward in uterine tumour surgery in the Sultanate of Oman.

Such an operation, Dr. Thuraya said, reduces the risks of complete removal of the lymph nodes and saves time without prejudice to the accuracy of the uterine cancer treatment plan.