(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- A team from the Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Unit in Khoula Hospital recently succeeded in removing a metal stake from a 14 year old boy's skull. The boy was playing near his home at the time of injury.
The surgery was the first in the sultanate considering the type and degree of injury. The stake had gone through the skull cavity that contains the eye, positioned only a few millimetres from significant arteries of the head, stated a press release.
The two-hour procedure involved in turning the metal stake loose from any fusion and extracting it under close supervision of the surgical team. The patient was discharged after four days and is in good health with normal eyesight.
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