UAE, Aug. 13 -- Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), a flagship hospital in the UAE for serious and complex care and a subsidiary of PureHealth, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, has recently utilised robotic-assisted surgery to treat a patient suffering from Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS), a rare vascular condition that had remained undiagnosed.

The 32-year-old patient presented to SSMC with severe upper abdominal pain, reflux, nausea, food intolerance and significant weight loss exceeding 40 kilograms. Having undergone multiple consultations and investigations elsewhere without a definitive diagnosis, the patient was referred to SSMC, where specialists identified the underlying cause through a coordinated multi...