Jaber Hospital performs Kuwait’s first endoscopic bile drainage procedure without surgery
A medical team at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital has pulled off a first for Kuwait by draining a patient's bile ducts through the stomach with an endoscope instead of open surgery. The technique builds a connection between the bile ducts and the stomach, sparing the patient a major operation. The Health Ministry said the Kuwaiti patient was discharged without complications.
A medical team at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital has successfully performed Kuwait’s first procedure to drain bile ducts through the stomach using an endoscopic technique, avoiding open surgery. The Ministry of Health said the procedure was performed on a Kuwaiti patient, who was discharged without complications. The technique creates a connection between the bile ducts inside … The post Jaber Hospital performs Kuwait’s first endoscopic bile drainage procedure without surgery appeared first on Times Kuwait .