The Gweru Provincial Hospital (GPH) has successfully performed a complex neurosurgery to remove a steel nail from a patient’s skull.
The 75-year-old patient, Leviticus Chaurura, was admitted on 18 October with a penetrating head injury.
He underwent the delicate procedure on 21 October and was discharged on 28 October in good spirits.
GPH superintendent Dr Fabian Mashingaidze confirmed the successful operation to the Chronicle. He said:
“There is a patient, Mr Leviticus Chaurura (75), who was admitted on October 18. The diagnosis was penetrating head injury caused by a steel nail. The extraction of the nail by a team of surgeons was done on October 21.
“This was made possible because GPH now has a neurosurgeon. We are thrilled with the progress made by our hospital.
“We also have support from the Government and the First Lady. We are committed to continuing to provide quality care to our patients.”
Chaurura’s daughter, Sofia Masunda, praised the surgeons for their successful operation.
She said her father was recovering well at his rural home in Gutu, but declined to explain how the steel nail came to be lodged in his skull.
