Medics have performed a UK-first operation to remove a type of head cancer using keyhole surgery through a patient’s eye socket. Mother-of-three Ruvimbo Kaviya had a meningioma removed from the space located beneath the brain and behind the eyes.

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Mother has previously inoperable tumour removed by surgeons in UK-first

PA MediaRuvimbo Kaviya was left unable to eat because of the pain caused by her tumourA nurse has become the

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Leeds nurse has head tumour removed by keyhole surgery in UK first

Patient, a mother of three, had tumour beneath her brain

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UK-first surgery removes patient’s ‘inoperable’ head tumour

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Ruvimbo Kaviya points to a small scar after pioneering surgery to remove a tumour from behind her eyes (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire) A tumour inside a woman’s head was removed using keyhole surgery through her eye socket for the first time ever in the UK. Ruvimbo Kaviya had a meningioma sitting in the space beneath the brain and behind her eyes that would usually have been considered inoperable. When tumours have been removed from that area of…

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Tumour deep inside woman's head removed through eye socket in UK-first operation

Ruvimbo Kaviya had a tumour beneath her brain.

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UK-first operation removes previously inoperable tumour

The groundbreaking operation will give new hope to patients whose cancers were previously seen as inoperable because of where the tumours are situated.

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Surgeons remove tumour through patient's eye socket in UK first

A kidney tumor - a nephroblastoma - that extended to the heart and weighing 1.5 kilograms was removed in an 8-year-old girl thanks to an operation that lasted more than 9 hours and which also required the child's temporary cardiac arrest. A complex and extraordinary surgery performed at the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital in Rome. The surgery to remove the large tumor that had also invaded the heart was made possible by the collaboration betwee…

Un tumore del rene - un nefroblastoma - che si estendeva fino al cuore e dal peso di 1,5 chilogrammi è stato asportato in una bambina di 8 anni grazie ad un'operazione durata oltre 9 ore e che ha richiesto anche il temporaneo arresto cardiaco della piccola. Un intervento chirurgico complesso e straordinario eseguito all'Ospedale pediatrico Bambino Gesù di Roma. L'intervento per l'asportazione del voluminoso tumore che aveva invaso anche il cuore…

Rimozione di un nefroblastoma di 1,5 kg nel cuore di una bimba al Bambino Gesù

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Removal of a 1.5 kg nephroblastoma in the heart of a baby Jesus

A mother-of-three has had a tumour removed in a UK-first as it was originally deemed inoperable by professionals.

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The Child Jesus of Rome weighs 1.5 kg. A temporary cardiac arrest was necessary (ANSA)

Al Bambino Gesù di Roma, pesa 1,5 kg. È stato necessario un temporaneo arresto cardiaco (ANSA)

Rimosso un tumore al rene grande fino al cuore in una bimba di 8 anni

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Removed a kidney tumor large up to the heart in an 8-year-old girl

An exceptional surgical operation was performed at the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, in Rome, where a multidisciplinary team removed a 1.5 kg kidney tumor on a girl that had spread to the heart. The patient, an 8-year-old girl with nephroblastoma, underwent surgery that lasted more than 9 hours, during which her heart was temporarily shut down. This result was possible thanks to the collaboration between oncologists, surgeons, heart surgeons…

Un’operazione chirurgica eccezionale è stata eseguita presso l’ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, a Roma, dove un’équipe multidisciplinare ha rimosso su una bambina un tumore renale di 1,5 kg che si era esteso fino al cuore. La paziente, una bambina di 8 anni affetta da nefroblastoma, ha subito un intervento durato oltre 9 ore, durante il quale il suo cuore è stato temporaneamente arrestato. Questo risultato è stato possibile grazie alla collabor…

UK-first operation removes previously inoperable tumour

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