The Palestinian Children's Heart Center team at Al-Makassed Hospital succeeded in performing a successful catheterization procedure to close a hole in the heart located between the ventricles, for a 6-month-old infant. The procedure was performed without the need for surgical intervention, by closing the hole with a device closure through creating an arteriovenous loop.
The Neurosurgery Department at Al-Maqasid Islamic Charitable Hospital continues its distinguished achievements, which are carried out using the latest medical technologies and new treatment methods. The latest of these was the start of performing delicate operations using the endoscopic technique; the most important of which is skull base tumor surgery and the removal of pituitary gland tumors, in addition to treating some cases of hydrocephalus, with high skill and efficiency, following the standards adopted in the best hospitals and international centers.
The Palestinian Center for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem continues to perform qualitative and precise operations with great success. During the current week, the center’s crews performed a precise operation on a two-week-old girl to remove a cancerous tumor from the heart.
