UAE: Doctors remove patient’s eye tumour through nose without incision

UAE: Doctors remove patient’s eye tumour through nose without incision

'Only a few centres across the globe offer this service,' says surgeon

Published: Tue 14 Mar 2023, 2:58 PM

Doctors at Tawam Hospital have successfully removed an intra-orbital cavernoma (hemorrhagic tumour located within the eye inside the muscles cone) using an endoscopic approach via the nose and without incisions.

The neurosurgery team, led by Dr Mohammad Al Asha, Consultant Neurosurgeon – Skull Base and Neuroncology at Tawam Hospital, part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), performed an endoscopic removal of the tumour through the patient’s nose after the patient was initially presented with progressive bulging of the eye and signs of early visual deterioration.

His scans showed a hemorrhagic lesion within the orbit (eye socket) stuck to his optic nerve which would normally warrant an extensive and risky surgical opening of the orbit to remove the tumour.

Elaborating further on the unique and complex procedure, Dr Mohammad Al Asha said: “The case was complex, given that the lesion was stuck to the patient’s optic nerve and inside the cone created by the muscles surrounding the eyeball. With the expertise and experience of our talented doctors, we managed to isolate the eye muscles preoperatively using special sutures tied around individual muscles, identify individual muscles