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Surface Malignancy Hipec
In Al Zahra Cancer Center we have a team of specialized doctors that perform this procedure;
Intraperitoneal hyperthermic chemoperfusion (IPHC) is a type of hyperthermia therapy used in combination with surgery in the treatment of advanced abdominal cancers. In this procedure, warmed anti-cancer drugs are infused and circulated in the peritoneal cavity (abdomen) for a short period of time. The chemotherapeutic agents generally infused during IPHC are mitomycin-C and cisplatin.
IPHC is also called hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), intra-abdominal hyperthermic chemoperfusion, intraoperative chemohyperthermic peritoneal perfusion (CHPP), or the Sugarbaker technique, after Paul Sugarbaker, developer and advocate of this procedure.
In Alzahra Cancer Center we have a team of specialized doctors that perform this procedure; we are the only Center in Middle East & North Africa (MENA) to perform such high quality procedure other than Riyadh, KSA.
Multidisciplinary approach in handling case by case and best options in management and results
The procedure is divided into three stages:
- Exploration: Here the surgeon will open the abdomen evaluate the peritoneal cancer.
- Debulking: In the debulking, or cytoreduction, phase of the procedure the surgeon will remove the visible tumor implants. However, even when all of the visible tumor is removed it is possible for microscopic cancer cells to still remain. The final stage of the procedure is meant to eliminate those cells.
- Chemoperfusion: Here the abdominal cavity is rinsed with a heated chemotherapy solution. Unlike systemic chemotherapy that is delivered in the blood stream, throughout the whole body, the chemotherapy in the HIPEC procedure is largely isolated in the peritoneal cavity. Therefore, a much higher concentration of chemotherapy can be utilized, while the toxicity and side-effects associated with systemic chemotherapy are minimized.
Points of interest to patients:
- Peritoneal carcinomatosis
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonea
- Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of Appendix
- CRC and local infiltration
- Mesothelioma
- Pleural mesothelioma
- Gastric carcinomatosis
- HIPEC, CRS
- Hyperthermic chemotherapy
- DE bulking surgery
- Clinical trails
- Low-Grade Sarcoma
- Ovarian carcinomatosis
- MDT
- Intraoperative Ultrasound
- Genomic profiling
- Best results
- Center of Excellence
- Peritonectomy
- Chemotherapy infusion
- Staged procedure
- Adhesolysis
- Risk and complications
Surface malignancy INFORMATION BOOKLETS:
- Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfuision
- What is HIPEC Booklet:
- Colorectal Cancer Information Booklet:
- What is Enhanced Recovery After Surgery?
- Nutrition Guide for Cancer Patients
- Port Placement Booklet:
Meet Our Team
Our team of highly qualified and experienced physicians drawn from across the world
Dr. Pedro Quaresma
Consultant Nuclear Medicine SpecialistDr. Pedro Quaresma
Consultant Nuclear Medicine SpecialistDr. Pedro Quaresma is a European Board-Certified Consultant Nuclear Medicine Specialist.
Dr. Maher A Abbas
Consultant Colorectal SurgeonDr. Maher A Abbas
Consultant Colorectal SurgeonDr. Maher A. Abbas is an internationally known colorectal and gastrointestinal surgeon with 28 years of experience in medicine and surgery. To date he has conducted more than 18,000 operations and procedures. He is the recipient of 29 honor awards including America’s Top Surgeons, America’s most compassionate Doctors, Super Doctors of Southern California, and Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors. He is professor of surgery and he is senior examiner of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
Dr. Wesam AL-Sakkaf
Consultant HematologistDr. Wesam AL-Sakkaf
Consultant HematologistDr. Wesam AL-Sakkaf is a highly experienced hematology consultant who has worked for the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom for the past 15 years.
Dr. Mahmoud Tabbal
Consultant Surgeon-Division ChiefDr. Mahmoud Tabbal
Consultant Surgeon-Division ChiefDr. Mahmoud Tabbal is a Board Certified Consultant General Surgeon with more than 19 years of experience in USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Most recently, he worked as the head of Hepatobiliary Surgery at King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Tabbal is Jordanian board certified in general surgery and has received his advanced sub speciality training in USA and Canada through the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (AHPBA). He is an active member in numerous societies, committees and associations including the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the International HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association (IHPBA).
Dr. Falah Al-Khatib
Specialist Radiation OncologistDr. Falah Al-Khatib
Specialist Radiation OncologistDr. Falah Al-Khatib is a Specialist Radiation Oncologist with more than 35 years of experience. He graduated from Ain Shams University and obtained his DMRT from the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom, along with a Fellowship of the Faculty of Radiologists from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. Additionally, he is able to treat cancer through a wide range of radiation therapy techniques as well as chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
Dr. Dorai Ramanathan
Head of Oncology ServicesDr. Dorai Ramanathan
Head of Oncology ServicesDr. Dorai Ramanathan is a highly qualified Oncologist from the United Kingdom with over 13 years’ experience in managing adult cancer patients. His expertises is in Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for all adult solid tumors. His sites of special interest are Breast, Lung, Gynaecological and Colon cancer. He has experience in prescribing Chemotherapy, targeted treatment and Immunotherapy. He is also a qualified Radiation Oncologist from UK, and is an expert in delivering treatment in techniques such as IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy) and IGRT (Image Guided Radiotherapy).
Dr. Issam Alachkar
Consultant ENT SurgeonDr. Issam Alachkar
Consultant ENT SurgeonDr. Issam Alachkar is an European Board certified ENT Consultant with over 20 years of experience. He is an experienced Head and Neck Surgeon with remarkable clinical practice in diagnosing and treating diseases of the ears, nose, sinuses, larynx, mouth and throat and the structures of the neck and face. He is affliated to various medical associations including Inter-American Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery as well as Syrian Society of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery. He has attended many conferences, courses and symposia both local and international setting.
Dr. Khaled Kouteich
Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynecology & Gynecological Oncology - Head of DepartmentDr. Khaled Kouteich
Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynecology & Gynecological Oncology - Head of DepartmentDr. Khaled Kouteich is a French Board-Certified Consultant in Gynecology, Graduated from Paris 5 University in 2002. He moved to U.A.E in 2009 and specializes in Gynecological Oncology. Known as one of the best Gynecological Oncologists in his field, Dr. Kouteich treats his patients through advanced medical care, respect & empathy.
Dr. Mohammed Al-jumaily
Consultant NeurosurgeonDr. Mohammed Al-jumaily
Consultant NeurosurgeonDr. Al-Jumaily is an enthusiastic highly skilled Neurosurgeon with a cumulative clinical and research experience of more than 22 years in the UK, France, and UAE. His distinguished career combines academic professorship at Liverpool John Moores University clinical neurosurgery, leadership, and management practice, clinical research, and medical education program. He has published tens of journal articles and has given presentations at renowned International Conferences. Since 2019, he has been nominated as the Chairman of the Development and Academic Committees of the American Board of Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Gokhan Cipe
Specialist SurgeonDr. Gokhan Cipe
Specialist SurgeonDr. Cipe is a Professor of Surgery. He is a European and Turkish Board-certified General Surgeon, with more than 20 years of experience. He started his career in 1999, at Sisli Etfal Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul - Turkey, and worked in several reputed hospitals there.
Dr. Thamir Al-Kasab
Specialist Urology / Uro Oncology SurgeryDr. Thamir Al-Kasab
Specialist Urology / Uro Oncology SurgeryDr. Alkasab started his career and training as a Uro-oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Center / University Health Network / University of Toronto, Canada in 2011, gaining a very comprehensive experience in diagnosing and managing (medically and surgically) Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer and Testicular Cancer. He has two fellowships in Uro-oncology (clinical and research). Dr. Alkasab is a highly trained Surgeon in Robotic Surgery of the Prostate and PLND, completing his training in Princess Margaret Cancer Center, one of most famous Cancer Centers in the whole world of Cancer Institutions and the North American Society of Uro-oncology.
Dr. Taghreed Almahmeed
Consultant General & Breast SurgeonDr. Taghreed Almahmeed
Consultant General & Breast SurgeonDr. Taghreed Almahmeed is an American board-certified surgeon and member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. In 2016, after a decade of hands-on practice across the United States, she joined the AZHD team as a Consultant General Surgeon and distinguished member of Al Zahra Cancer Center's multidisciplinary tumor board for breast cancer patients. Dr. Taghreed specializes in breast surgery and oncoplastic breast procedures with minimally invasive techniques.
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