The Director General of Health in Kirkuk, Arjan Mohammed Rashid, announced today, Tuesday, the success of a specialized medical team at Azadi Educational Hospital in performing a very rare surgical operation to treat migraine (hemicrania) on a 30-year-old patient, confirming that this was the first operation of its kind in Iraq and the region.
In a press statement seen by the "Video News Agency," he stated that the patient suffered from severe and recurrent migraines with more than 15 episodes monthly, which significantly affected her daily life, in addition to not responding to traditional conservative treatment, which necessitated a thorough medical evaluation prior to the surgical intervention.
For his part, Dr. Ali Adol, a professor at the College of Medicine in Kirkuk specializing in reconstructive and plastic surgery and burns, and the supervising physician for the operation, clarified that the patient (B.A.M) underwent examination, tests, and close monitoring for more than two months to identify the nerve causing her migraine episodes.
Dr. Adol stated in a press interview seen by the "Video News Agency" that the medical team was able to identify the nerve responsible for triggering the headache, which does not exceed about one millimeter in diameter, indicating that after completing the medical tests, it was decided to perform a precise surgical intervention to free the nerve from irritation causes.
He added that the operation was carried out under local anesthesia, involving the exploration of the nerve causing the headache, treating it, and freeing it from sources of irritation using precise surgical techniques, noting that the operation lasted about one and a half hours.
He confirmed that this type of operation is considered very rare, emphasizing that conducting it using this technique is recorded for the first time in Iraq and the region, according to the medical team supervising the operation.
Dr. Adol pointed out that the patient was discharged from the hospital in good health, with a noticeable improvement after the operation, adding that its success represents an important step in treating cases of severe and recurrent migraines in patients who do not respond to traditional treatments.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of Professor Dr. Ali Adol, with the participation of Dr. Shamal Taha Abdul-Qadir and Dr. Kali Qassem, graduate students specializing in reconstructive and plastic surgery and burns, alongside anesthesia assistants and nursing staff Heema Rebwar and Rnkin Ghazi.