Case Studies
My Patients’ Real Life Stories
Nothing teaches better than real life stories. Despite the challenges I have had to face sometimes in the operating theatre, I have always found my patients interesting.
Each person is unique with their own story. I have been humbled, honoured and privileged as a surgeon to have helped these patients regain good health. Come back regularly as I’m always adding more stories!
Experienced and Thorough
"He is very thorough and did not want to leave any stone unturned …he suggested a gastrointestinal endoscopic and found that I had gastritis. If not for his thoroughness, I would not have known that I had multiple ulcers in my stomach."
Laparoscopic Colon Surgery for Obstructed Tumour
Laparoscopic surgery for colon (large bowel) cancer has many, many advantages over conventional open surgery. Less pain, smaller scars, faster recovery and from the surgeon’s point of view, sometimes much clearer views enabling more complete
The Flying Goitre
I first met Mr Syed Maktum in 2004. A good looking tall man of 42 with great poise, he came bearing a letter from his doctor about a thyroid swelling. He wore a worried look
Cancer In The Colon
Madam T was a 78 year old Chinese lady who was referred to me with blood in her stools. She also had diabetes, high blood pressure and had previously suffered a stroke. When I met
Gallstones And Gangrenous Gallbladder
From time to time I will share some of my more difficult cases so that you understand what happens during surgery. The case below involved a Chinese man in his 60s who suffered from gallstones
Pregnant Mother With Perforated Appendix
When Madam A, a 24 year old lady from Indonesia, came to see me, she suffered from pain in the lower abdomen. She had been having fever, pain and diarrhoea for the past 2 weeks. She
The Mooncake
As I sat in my clinic staring at the newspaper, the phone suddenly rang. It was the Accident & Emergency Unit, and they had an accident case for me. The voice at the other end