TIRANA, July 7 /ATA/ – Surgeons at the University Trauma Hospital in Tirana have performed a rare procedure on a 65-year old patient diagnosed with right humerus (upper arm) tumor.
The Minister of Health and Social Protection Albana Koçiu said Sunday that “the procedure of resection of the destroyed bone and replacement with auto-transplantation with the patient’s own fibular bone and an internal osteosynthesis to protect the consolidation of the bone graft was performed thanks to professionalism of the medical team and the optimum conditions with the state-of-the-art equipment.”
Heath Minister expressed gratitude to the team of surgeons headed by professor doctor Vilson Ruci, doctor Ramazan Hysaj (assistant), anaesthetist Altin Çuçi, Ardit Zanaj, Elona Reçi, Miranda Nozlli etc.
Doctors at the Trauma Hospital are successfully performing a series of delicate surgeries thanks to the investment in modern technology in the last few years.
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