Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab
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Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab was an Egyptian gastro-intestinal surgeon. He is well known for the description of his operation Hassab’s decongestion operation
for the treatment of oesophageal varices as a result of portal hypertension
. Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab was one of the surgery professors in medicine school at Alexandria University in Egypt and his operation is proved to be one of the most effective operations to treat bleeding varices and is now used widely in the world to treat such patients.
. He began teaching as the Clinical Instructor of Surgery in 1944 at Cairo University, until he reached the rank of chief of surgery in 1970, then worked as an emeritus professor at the Alexandria University in 1974. He died in july 2000.
Hassab’s decongestion operation
Hassab’s decongestion operation is an elective surgical procedure to treat esophageal varices in patients with portal hypertension as a result of cirrhosis of the liver. It was created by Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab, a professor of surgery at Alexandria University in Egypt...
for the treatment of oesophageal varices as a result of portal hypertension
Portal hypertension
In medicine, portal hypertension is hypertension in the portal vein and its tributaries.It is often defined as a portal pressure gradient of 10 mmHg or greater.-Causes:Causes can be divided into prehepatic, intrahepatic, and posthepatic...
. Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab was one of the surgery professors in medicine school at Alexandria University in Egypt and his operation is proved to be one of the most effective operations to treat bleeding varices and is now used widely in the world to treat such patients.
Early life and career
Dr. Hassab was born on 2 December 1913 in Sohag. He received a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1940, Diploma in 1943 and MA in 1946 from Cairo UniversityCairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
. He began teaching as the Clinical Instructor of Surgery in 1944 at Cairo University, until he reached the rank of chief of surgery in 1970, then worked as an emeritus professor at the Alexandria University in 1974. He died in july 2000.
Activities
- Member of National Committees for diseases of the liver.
- Member of the International Society of Surgeons.
- Member of Friends of Egyptians patients with liver diseases.
- Member of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons.
- Member of Association of Surgeons in Alexandria.
- Member of Alexandria Medical Association.
- 34 research in the areas: the digestive tract, hernia, varicose esophagus, cirrhosis of the liver and varicose veins.
- Hassab Operation, which is the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices, is taught in all surgery world books.
- Attended many international conferences and was invited by many universities in the world to lecture them.
- Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab and his brother Dr. Hussein-Kamel Hassab founded Hassab HospitalHassab hospitalHassab Hospital or Hassab Clinic established 1950, is the First Private Hospital in Alexandria, Egypt.Founded by Dr. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab and his brother Dr. Hussein-Kamel Hassab.The hospital was and still popular of its orthopedic speciality,...
in Alexandria.
Honours and awards
- His name is written in the register of World famous personalities.
- A Merit Medal from the University of Alexandria.
- A Merit Medal from Saudi Arabia.
- First class Science award from the University of Alexandria.