{"id":55877,"date":"2025-10-08T09:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/first-ever-endoscopic-surgery-for-early-rectal-cancer-performed-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:24:06","slug":"first-ever-endoscopic-surgery-for-early-rectal-cancer-performed-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/first-ever-endoscopic-surgery-for-early-rectal-cancer-performed-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"First ever endoscopic surgery for early rectal cancer performed in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The surgery, called Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), allows patients to avoid more serious treatments like chemotherapy or a permanent colostomy (an opening in the belly for waste to leave the body).<\/p>\n<p>The hospital shared this achievement on its official X account on Tuesday, October 7, calling it a &#8220;proud moment&#8221; for Rwanda&#8217;s healthcare. <\/p>\n<p>This successful operation is seen as a big step forward in improving cancer care in the country, showing how much Rwanda\u2019s medical field is advancing. <\/p>\n<p>Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) is a modern, less-invasive technique used to remove tumors from the digestive system. <\/p>\n<p>Doctors use a flexible tube with a camera and small tools to remove cancerous growths from the inner lining of the intestines or rectum. <\/p>\n<p>This procedure is important for patients with early-stage rectal cancer because it means they don\u2019t need heavy treatments like chemotherapy or surgery to create a permanent opening in the stomach.<\/p>\n<p>This new procedure is a huge benefit to patients, offering a quicker recovery and a better quality of life. King Faisal Hospital&#8217;s successful surgery shows that Rwanda is making great progress in treating cancer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-95745\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/g2pzbrbw4aaof1b-54f8b.jpg\" alt=\"King Faisal Hospital in Rwanda has achieved a major medical breakthrough by performing the first-ever endoscopic surgery to treat early-stage lower rectal cancer.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-95744\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bwa_mbere_mu_rwanda_abaganga_babashije_gukura_igice_gifite_kanseri_mu_mubiri_w_umuntu_batamubaze-f5e25.jpg\" alt=\"Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) is a modern, less-invasive technique used to remove tumors from the digestive system.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Faisal Hospital in Rwanda has achieved a major medical breakthrough by performing the first-ever endoscopic surgery to treat early-stage lower rectal cancer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000095746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000095746,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g2pzbrbw4aaof1b-54f8b.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g2pzbrbw4aaof1b-54f8b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g2pzbrbw4aaof1b-54f8b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g2pzbrbw4aaof1b-54f8b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g2pzbrbw4aaof1b-54f8b.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/g2pzbrbw4aaof1b-54f8b.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000095746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55877"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55877"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}