Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital expands range of services in Nigeria

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…introduces specialist doctors and bariatric team

Euracare, the leading multi-specialist hospital in Lagos provides Weight loss/Bariatric surgery services to patients in Nigeria. Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital’s Weight Loss/Bariatric Surgery team offers surgical weight loss options to assist with weight control and healthy living delivered by a team of local and international clinical professionals.

Bariatric or weight loss surgery comprises a number of gastrointestinal procedures such as the Lap gastric bypass, Lap sleeve gastrectomy (Gastric Sleeve) and biliopancreatic diversion (BPD). The procedures are performed through the minimally invasive (keyhole) route. This has the main advantage of resulting in less pain, quicker return to drinking, walking and less scarring. The average postoperative hospital length of stay is 1 – 2 days. The surgery is specifically most suited for those individuals who need to achieve an amount of weight reduction that diet and exercise only cannot provide. The benefits of weight loss extend widely from positively affecting control of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease to the resolution of diabetes, and many others.

Speaking on the role of their weight loss/Bariatric service, Glenn de Villiers, Managing Director Euracare, Nigeria said, “As the leading multi-specialist hospital in Nigeria, we are committed to providing excellent healthcare to our patients. We continue to develop and refine our services so that the complex operations we offer such as Bariatric Surgery are available and delivered to the highest possible quality and standard right here in Lagos Nigeria.

“Already, we have successfully completed over 75 major bariatric procedures at Euracare, I am pleased to say with no death or serious postoperative complication.

Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital saw the need to offer the evidence-based weight management options solve the prevalence of obesity and diabetes in Nigeria which led to the development of Bariatric Surgery under the leadership of Consultant Laparoscopic Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon, Abuchi Okaro, M.D., FRCS. FWACS.

Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital’s multidisciplinary Weight loss/Bariatric Surgery team includes Dr Abuchi Okaro, Consultant Laparoscopic Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon, Dr Sheyi Oyesola – Consultant Bariatric Anaesthetist, Dr Segun Akinniranye – Consultant Bariatric Anaesthetist, Dr Tosin Majekodumi – Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Ike Korubo – Consultant Endocrinologist; Dr Sola Oguntolu – Consultant Pulmonologist and Sleep specialist, Sherese Ijewere – Consultant Bariatric Nutritionist. This highly qualified and motivated team are central to the patient’s journey, which starts from the first consultation all the way through surgery to months and years after surgery.

The Weight Loss and Bariatric service have extended its reach to improve patient information and experience by establishing a voluntary surgical weight loss patient-driven support group. This allows for the direct patient to patient interaction with the potential benefit this offers.

Since its opening in 2017, Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital has serviced over 10,094 patients and completed 1,022 CT scans, 1,219 MRI scans, 108 cardiac procedures, 356 surgical procedures, 1,075 x-rays and 1,107 ultrasound. The introduction of this surgery amidst many other services buttresses Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital’s commitment to broadening the medical landscape and redefining standards of healthcare practice in Nigeria.