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February 14, 2025

Mumbai Surgeons Help 7-Year-Old Yemeni Girl Overcome Bladder Condition, Bringing New Hope to Children and Families

In a heartwarming success story that bridges borders, team of doctors at Saifee Hospital, Mumbai, recently transformed the life of a 7-year-old girl from Yemen facing a severe condition known as neurogenic bladder and bowel. This condition had left the young girl unable to pass urine and bowel movements on her own, leaving her reliant on diapers—a challenging situation for any child.

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The multidisciplinary team of paediatric super-specailists- Dr. Hussain Kotawala, Dr. Jamal Azmi, Dr. Taha Daginawala, Dr. Amish Vora, Dr. Majid Saiyed (paediatric surgeons & urologists, paediatric intensive care & paediatric anaesthesia), the resident doctors at Saifee Hospital and the nursing staff who worked together to achieve this feat of complex surgery and postoperative recovery at Saifee Hospital. Neurogenic bladder and bowel issues make it difficult for children to control their bathroom functions, often affecting their ability to participate in everyday activities, and it can deeply impact their confidence. The young girl’s condition was especially severe, and her family had traveled a long distance seeking a solution that could restore her ability to lead a more independent, carefree life. Surgeons performed a complex yet groundbreaking procedure called bladder augmentation, using a section of the child’s intestine to expand her bladder. In addition, they created a concealed passage for enema, allowing her to manage bowel movements with greater ease. These surgeries have given her newfound control over her body, letting her experience social continence for 4-5 hours at a time—enough for school, play, and outings with friends. For the girl and her family, this operation has brought immense relief and hope. “It’s as if her life has started fresh,” shared her father. “Now she can do things we never thought possible before. Dr. Kotawala explained, “Our goal was to improve her quality of life so she could enjoy her childhood like other children. Seeing her smile and resume her daily activities is the true reward. This story is one of many showing how advanced pediatric surgery can uplift children facing complex health issues. For families dealing with similar conditions, success with this procedure offers not only a medical solution but also a message of hope, resilience, and the possibility of a brighter future.


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Dr Prabhu- Pediatric Urologist, Hyderabad

Dr Prabhu- Pediatric Urologist, Hyderabad

Neurogenic bladder and bowel in children though a known condition, these children have difficult times in at home and school, at home they have difficulty in controlling their stools and urine, and at school they cannot make friends as these children stink with smell of urine and the other children would not allow them to sit next to them and this would put these children in significant emotional trauma or challenges, with this fears these children fail to attend most of their classes and lag In their schooling as well, In short solving this problem for this girl child by Dr kotawala and team, the team gave the child a new life both at school and home also brought back her self-esteem too, these procedures are complex and need expert team work to successfully complete the procedure, would take this opportunity to congratulate the entire team for the accomplishment