Removing a huge mass from the abdomen of a child in Baalbek Governmental Hospital

In the Department of Surgery at Baalbek Governmental Hospital, a strange operation of its kind was carried out, which was the removal of a huge mass of unknown origin next to the left ovary of the Syrian girl Z. x. (3 years), the operation was successful.

The head of the surgery department at the hospital, Dr. Assem Shaddad, explained that “the girl has been suffering from abdominal distension for a week, which is increasing in size daily, and she came to the emergency department at Baalbek Governmental Hospital 48 hours ago, and she suffers from a large distension in the abdomen and a state of severe lethargy, and the case followed the beginning of a doctor.” Children and glands, and then we took the decision to perform the surgery today to remove the body of unknown origin, following the image that proved the presence of a mass in the abdomen extending from the bottom of the diaphragm to the bottom of the pelvis, and it is equal to one third of the patient’s weight.”

Dr. Shaddad added, “We removed the mass completely, preserved the ovary, and successfully separated the mass from the intestines. The abdomen returned to its normal state, and the baby’s condition is stable and she is in good condition.”