In a groundbreaking milestone for healthcare in Lamu County, the Urology team at King Fahd Hospital has successfully performed the facility's first laparoscopic radical nephrectomy.
The procedure, led by Dr.
Omar Bin Salman, involved the minimally invasive removal of a cancerous kidney, marking a major advancement in the hospital's capacity to deliver specialised surgical care.
The surgery was conducted on a 65-year-old patient diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (cancer of the right kidney).
