Qatari medical team performs complex surgeries in northern Syria

A Qatari medical team has completed a humanitarian mission in northern Syria in a move intended to alleviate the suffering of displaced patients.

The convoy’s mission was assisted by the Qatar Red Crescent and in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday.

Dr. Abdulla Al Naimi, HMC’s consultant urologist, headed the medical team which included a group of doctors experienced in the fields of urology and pediatric surgery.

The team conducted medical checkups, treated 47 cases and conducted 29 surgeries, some of them complex operations.

These included repairs, through laparoscopic surgery, of congenital malformations in children, and the repair of urethral strictures.

The surgical interventions also included extraction of urinary stones by endoscopic percutaneous nephrolithotomy, which is a complex surgery unavailable in northern Syria due to lack of medical equipment or experts.

The consultant physicians also provided workshops for 12 urology specialists and four pediatric surgeons from medical centers in northern Syria to transfer expertise and advanced technologies to help strengthen their capabilities.