All-Maldivian doctors’ team successfully performs PCNL surgery

An all-Maldivian team of doctors have successfully performed PCNL (Percutaneous nephrolithotomy) surgery to remove large kidney stones.

The surgery was performed on Tuesday by Dr. Abdulla Adsar and Dr. Ibrahim Misbah – two doctors from Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH)’s Urology Department.

They were assisted by a team of anesthesiologists and scrub nurses.

IGMH tweeted that it was the first time for a team of all-Maldivian doctors to successfully perform the surgery in Maldives.

އައި.ޖީ.އެމް.އެޗް ޔޫރޮލޮޖީގެ ދިވެހި ޑޮކްޓަރުންގެ ޓީމުން (ޑރ. އަބްދުﷲ އަދްސަރ އާއި ޑރ. އިބްރާހީމް މިސްބާހް) ކިޑްނީ ތޮރުފައިގެން ކުރާ ހިލަ ނެގުމުގެ ބޮޑު އޮޕަރޭޝަނެއް (PCNL) ކާމިޔާބު ކަމާއިއެކު މި ހޮސްޕިޓަލްގައި ކުރައްވައިފިއެވެ.

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— IGMH (@igmhmv) September 20, 2022

PNCL is a minimally-invasive procedure to remove stones from the kidney by a small puncture wound through the skin. The procedure is used to remove stones measuring more than two centimeters – that are too large for other forms of stone treatment such as shock wave lithotripsy or ureteroscopy.