Dr Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, a neurosurgeon at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has stated that former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s medical procedure can easily be done in Ghana.
The Korle Bu neurosurgeon noted that the supposed letters issued by the Mayo Clinic in the US raise some questions.
According to Dr Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, Mayo Clinic’s first and second letters about Ken Ofori-Atta’s medical diagnosis as suffering from prostate cancer, do not reconcile.
Speaking in an interview on JOY NEWS, Dr Hadi Mohammed Abdullah stated, “From the two letters that I’ve seen, it was clear that as at March, he would be undergoing surgery.
So, it’s very difficult to reconcile the two letters because the second letter now says that they had to undergo an MRI-guided biopsy. So, it means as at that time, no diagnosis had been made unless Mayo wanted to send the information that the biopsy was the surgery that they were talking about”.
He added, “But usually, biopsies are done as a day activity. Usually, in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, it is done on the ward, and the patient goes home the same day. Some even do it in the clinics. So, it’s very difficult to reconcile the two letters”.
This is what we do in Korle-Bu and I’m sure in many, many hospitals across the country where urological services are available.”
According to the neurosurgeon, the procedure stated in the letter is just a form of minor surgery to make a diagnosis and not a procedure to remove the disease per se.
He noted that Ken Ofori-Atta’s procedure can easily be done in Ghana, adding that it is the minister’s preference to have it abroad.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has rubbished an alleged medical report circulating suggesting that former Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, is medically unfit to travel.
The OSP in a statement categorically stated that to date no certified medical records or official documents from any hospital authority have been submitted to their office.
In the alleged medical report, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota wrote to inform whom it may concern that Kenneth Ofori Atta had undergone an MR-guided biopsy and had been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.
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