20 kg ovarian tumor removed at the Miulli hospital

(ANSA) - ACQUAVIVA DELLE FONTI (BARI), DECEMBER 16 - The Oncological Gynecology of the Miulli Hospital of Acquaviva delle Fonti (Bari) has made it known that it has successfully removed an ovarian tumor that had reached about 20 kilograms, in a particularly delicate surgical procedure of abdominal cytoriduction. The patient - now in good health, released 4 days after the operation - is a young woman who had been a doctor for several months for relaxation and a sense of weight. A TAC prepared by the doctors of the hospital highlighted the voluminous abdominal mass and the patient was then subjected to surgery, performed by surgeons Vito Carone and Luca Leone, both from the Gynecology Oncology directed by Francesco Legge, with the contribution of Ivana Brunetti della Medicina Perioperative of Miulli directada Vito Delmonte. The Miulli doctors highlight how this case reaffirms the importance of regular follow-up visits.
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