"A Joint Surgical Team in Al-Imamain Al-Kadhimain Medical City Successfully Performs a Specialized Surgery on a 2.5-Year-Old Child: Involvement of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Surgery Departments"
**Translation:** A joint surgical team in Al-Imamain Al-Kadhimain Medical City from the Departments of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, and Cardiothoracic Surgery performed a specialized surgery on a 2.5-year-old child. The surgical team reported that the child was suffering from weakness in the lower limbs due to a severe infection in the spine at the level of the first and second lumbar vertebrae, with pus accumulation around the spine and extending into the spinal canal, causing spinal cord compression. After conducting the necessary tests, the surgery was performed to remove the pus around the spine and relieve the compression on the spinal cord. The surgery lasted two and a half hours, resulting in a significant improvement in the patient's condition, with the restoration of strength in the lower limbs. The patient was discharged from the hospital in very good health. **Surgical Team:** - Prof. Dr. Ihsan Sobhi Al-Beldawi, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Al-Nahrain College of Medicine - Prof. Dr. Ahmed Zubar, Consultant Pediatric Surgeon, Al-Nahrain College of Medicine - Prof. Dr. Alaa Kassar, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Al-Nahrain College of Medicine - Dr. Somaya Alwan, Consultant Anesthesiologist - Dr. Haider Fadel, Senior Resident in Neurosurgery - Dr. Ali Mohammed, Senior Resident in Neurosurgery - Anesthesia Assistant: Faek Maki - Anesthesia Assistant: Heba - Surgical Assistant: Sara - Surgical Assistant: Sakina 
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