"A Surgical Team in the Department of Neurosurgery at Al-Imamain Al-Kadhimain Medical City, Led by Consultant Dr. Ihsan Al-Beldawi, Performs a Specialized Surgery on a 54-Year-Old Patient"
**Translation:** A surgical team in the Department of Neurosurgery at Al-Imamain Al-Kadhimain Medical City, led by Consultant Dr. Ihsan Al-Beldawi, performed a specialized surgery on a 54-year-old patient. Dr. Al-Beldawi stated that the patient was suffering from weakness in the lower limbs and urinary retention due to compression of the lumbar nerves inside the lumbar spinal canal caused by a dermal cyst extending from the second lumbar vertebra to the second sacral vertebra. The surgery involved opening the lumbar vertebrae and completely removing the cyst and its contents while preserving the integrity of the nerves. The patient showed significant improvement immediately after the surgery and was discharged from the hospital in very good health a few days later, praise be to God. The surgery lasted four continuous hours. **Surgical Team:** - Prof. Dr. Ihsan Sobhi Al-Beldawi, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Al-Nahrain College of Medicine - Dr. Somaya Alwan, Consultant Anesthesiologist - Dr. Haider Fadel, Senior Resident in Neurosurgery - Dr. Mustafa Talib, Senior Resident in Neurosurgery - Faek Maki, Anesthesia Assistant - Sara, Surgical Assistant - Sakina, Surgical Assistant 
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