A Bladder Cancer Surgery Involving a Pelvic Kidney Anomaly Was Performed in Giresun, Marking the First Time This Has Been Done in Türkiye.
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A 67-year-old patient who presented to a hospital in Giresun with complaints of blood in his urine was diagnosed with bladder cancer. The patient, who also had a congenital pelvic kidney anomaly, underwent successful surgery. It was stated that only 3 similar cases have been reported worldwide, and this is the first such case in Turkey.
In Giresun, a patient with a congenital right pelvic kidney anomaly and bladder cancer that had progressed to the bladder muscle underwent a successful surgery involving the complete removal of the bladder and the redirection of urine outside the body.
At Giresun Prof. Dr. İlhan Özdemir State Hospital, the bladder of 67-year-old Ferhat Çakır, who had a congenital pelvic kidney anomaly, was completely removed due to cancer. The team reported that this was the fourth such case in the world and the first in Turkey.
Ferhat Çakır, a 67-year-old man from Giresun who was born with a right pelvic kidney anomaly, regained his health through a rare operation that has entered the medical literature.
In Giresun, a patient with a congenital pelvic kidney anomaly and cancer that had progressed to the bladder muscle underwent successful surgery involving the removal of the bladder and the redirection of urine outside the body. It was stated that this case is the first of its kind in Türkiye and the fourth in the world.
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