Successful duodenal surgery for newborn baby

Manama

A newborn Bahraini baby suffering from congenital duodenal obstruction has undergone a successful surgery at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC).

A SMC medical team conducted the ninety-minute surgery this morning on the two-day-old girl who is being kept under medical observation at the newborn babies ward.

Health Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and Training Dr. Mohammed Amine Al-Awadhi said that the baby is in stable condition, pointing out that her vital organs function normally.

"The girl, who was born with a congenital duodenal obstruction, is kept under medical observation until she recovers fully and becomes able to breast-feed normally", said Pediatric Consultant Dr. Al-Awadhi.

 SMC Pediatric Consultant Surgeon in Bahrain Dr. Fayza Haidar said that the two-day old girl was born with a rare duodenal obstruction, pointing out that only one in 5000 newborn babies suffer from such a congenital deformity.

 "Bahrain witnessed five similar cases only over the past 25 years", she said, adding that newborn babies with such a congenital deformity are in critical situation until they undergo surgeries and start feeding and growing normally without any health complications.

Dr. Haidar, the first Pediatric Consultant Surgeon in Bahrain, said that the girl, who was born on the night of the advent of Eid Al-Fitr, was in critical health situation.

The mother was referred to Salmaniya Medical Complex as the congenital duodenal obstruction was diagnosed ever since her fetus was seven-month old.

The SMC team which conducted the successful surgery included Dr. Al-Awadhi, Dr. Haidar, Dr. Ezzat Abrar, Dr. Milda Khalil, Dr. Aslam Khan in addition to the nursing staff.