Palermo, over a hundred years old patient operated on for cancer at Buccheri La Ferla

PALERMO – In the Urology Unit of the Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital directed by Antonio Lupo, a resection surgery of a bladder neoplasm for a bleeding neoplasm was successfully performed on a 104-year-old patient in good general health conditions , discharged the next day. The operation performed endoscopically with loco – regional spinal anesthesia lasted about 15 minutes. “Despite the age of the patient – says Lupo – due to the bleeding, surgery was necessary to avoid the onset of anemia. The good health conditions allowed hospitalization of only 48 hours, thus reducing the risks associated with possible infections. Post-discharge control did not present any problems. “The Urology Unit of the Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital has 8 beds.