Dubai doctors remove huge fibroid from woman after she suffers miscarriage

Dubai - Doctors at Fakeeh University Hospital remove 19cm fibroid from woman's uterus through laparoscopic procedure.

Six months after she suffered a miscarriage, Ijeoma Mogo developed a huge mass in her uterus. The 31-year-old Canadian national, who looked almost 30-week pregnant when she showed up at a hospital in Canada, was told she had a large uterine fibroid that was 19cm in size, and open surgery was the only option.

Mogo then consulted doctors at Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai, who found the uterine fibroid, weighing 1,095gm, was putting pressure on her uterus, which was causing her immense discomfort and pain.

As the patient already had a miscarriage due to the uterine fibroid, she was desperate to have it removed in a safe manner so that she would be able to get pregnant again.

“Just by sheer virtue of the size, doctors in Canada were not able to offer us a minimally-invasive surgery. My husband and I were not comfortable with this option, as we were hoping to benefit from the various medical advancements that are now available for such conditions,” the patient said.

This is where Dubai’s Fakeeh University Hospital came to her assistance. After she consulted Dr. Ghassan Lotfi, HOCD and consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, master surgeon in minimally invasive gynaecology at Fakeeh University Hospital, she was assured of a minimally-invasive, and a safe procedure called a laparoscopic myomectomy.