Today, Dr. Ahmed Farag El-Kased, President of Menoufia University, chaired the discussion of a master’s thesis at the Faculty of Medicine submitted by researcher Doctor Hisham Mohamed Shroued, entitled “The effect of the timing of closure of the fecal-ileal shunt after resection of rectal cancer on the quality of life and the patient’s bowel movement” to obtain a master’s degree in general surgery.

Dr. Ahmed El-Kased explained that the aim of the research is to compare the results of early closure and delayed closure of the temporary fecal diversion that is performed after the removal of rectal cancer, noting that the research included 60 patients attending the surgery department at Menoufia University Hospitals, who suffer from rectal cancer and underwent For tumor removal surgery with a temporary fecal diversion.
El-Kased added that the researcher concluded in his research that closing this shunt early is safer after rectal cancer resection surgeries in patients who do not suffer from a leak in the surgical site, as this improves the patient’s quality of life and reduces complications resulting from the surgery.
The supervisory committee included Dr. Ahmed Farag El-Kased, Professor of General Surgery and Oncology Surgery and President of Menoufia University, Dr. Mohamed Sabry Ammar, Professor of General Surgery and Oncology Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, and Dr. Abdullah Salah El-Din Abdullah, Lecturer of General Surgery and Oncology Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Faculty of Medicine.
The discussion committee also included Dr. Ahmed El-Kased, Professor of General Surgery and Oncology Surgery and President of Menoufia University, Dr. Mohamed Sabry Ammar, Professor of General Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Dr. Atef Abdel-Ghani Salem, Professor of General Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, and Dr. Hatem Mahmoud Sultan, Professor of General Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University.
The committee decided to accept the thesis.