Tumour that made Iraqi kid grow faster removed

Faridabad | Monday | 9th July, 2018

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So, we decided to take up the surgery,” Dr Choudhary said.The surgery, which was conducted last month, took nearly nine hours. First, the abdominal part of the tumour was dissected and removed the team of urosurgeons and general surgeons without damaging the kidney and liver to which it was badly adhered. NEW DELHI: In a rare surgery , doctors at a private hospital in Faridabad recently removed a hormone producing tumour that made Hasan, a four-year-old Iraqi boy , look older — his face appeared more mature for his age and had facial hair. Even his voice was quite deep.Stumped by this abnormality, Hasan’s parents got alarmed when they spotted a lump on the right side of his stomach. His parents have decided to pursue further treatment in Iraq itself,” Dr Bansal said..