A surgical team at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, succeeded in surgical removal of a tumor weighing more than 10 kg from the womb of a 58-year-old patient suffering from serious health problems.

Dr. Mohamed Salama, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College and the head of the team, confirmed that the woman suffered from chronic abdominal pain and bulge of more than 9 months and her condition is very dangerous. She suffers from heart disease and diabetes with obesity and high arterial and pulmonary hypertension. After the necessary   tests the team  found that she suffers from a large tumor of the uterus, although the uterus size is less than normal, it was decided to perform urgent surgery with full care during the surgery to the seriousness of her condition.

The team of Gynecology and Obstetrics was formed  of Dr. Mohamed Salama, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Dr. Hassna Mahmoud Zidan, Dr. Yara Khorshid, the Anesthesia Team formed from Dr. Rabab Mohammed Habib, Dr. Ahmed Hashim Mohammed, Dr. Shefa Ali Zahra, and the  Nursing team formed from Amal Abdel Karim  Supervisor.