Yousif Shaba

Age: Adult
Diagnosis: Gallbladder Disease
Place of origin: Iraq
Story:

Yousif is a middle age Iraqi Refugee in Syria who has been having recurrent upper abdominal pain believed to be secondary to gallbladder disease. He was advised to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

The patient was referred to us by AAS-Syria. The Medical Relief Project of the Assyrian Medical Society has approved the care and the surgery was performed successfully in Syria at a cost of (30,000 SL).

May 2010