A RARE SUCCESSFUL SURGERY AT MPEKETONI HOSPITAL

by ICT dept February 9, 2022

An 11 year old boy from Lamu County has undergone a succesful operation to remove a meter long rod that had torn through his rectum into the abdomen.

The rod which was curved at the end and could not be pulled back, was successfully removed in a rare operation carried out by Dr. Danson Makanga at Mpeketoni Hospital.

According to the mother of the young boy, the child was walking home from school when he slid and fell on the metal rod in an abandoned construction site. He was found six hours later and rushed to the nearby Mpeketoni Hospital in Lamu County.

According to Dr. Danson Makanga who performed the surgery, the rare case has been documented in the East African Health Commission Research (EAHCR) journal. He further noted such injuries are also rare in the general public and more common in the military, according to the EAHCR journal.

Dr. Makanga who is a general surgeon thanked HE Governor Fahim Twaha for his commitment towards equipping Hospitals in Lamu county, adding that he was able to perform the surgery because of availability of medical equipment at the facility.