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MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1983
NEW TECHNIQUE USED IN TUMOUR REMOVAL
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SURGEONS IN HONG KONG HAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED A BRAIN TUMOUR THROUGH THE EAR.
THE OPERATION, KNOWN AS TRANSLABYRINTHINE REMOVAL OF ACOUSTIC NEUROMA, WAS PERFORMED ON A 52-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ON NOVEMBER 29, AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL.
THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CONSULTANT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED TODAY THAT THE PATIENT WAS SUFFERING FROM A BENIGN TUMOUR OF THE AUDITORY NERVE, SITUATED INSIDE THE SKULL AND CLOSE TO THE BRAIN STEM.
THE PATIENT IS RECOVERING SATISFACTORILY, HE ADDED.
THE CONSULTANT SAID THAT THE TECHNIQUE WAS DEVELOPED IN THE UNITED STATES AND AMONG THE ADVANTAGES IT HAS OVER OPERATIONS THROUGH THE SKULL ARE THAT 1
* THE PROCEDURE IS QUICKER,
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THERE IS LOWER MORTALITY RATE, AND
* IT REQUIRES A SHORTER CONVALESCENCE PERIOD.
THE CONSULTANT ADDED THAT NOT TOO MANY HOSPITALS IN ASIA HAVE PERFORMED THIS TYPE OF SURGERY.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER, PARENTS TOLD
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PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN OFFERED A DISCRETIONARY PLACE UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM ARE REMINDED THAT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) WILL BE THE LAST DAY FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO REGISTER WITH THE SCHOOL.
IN DOING SO, PARENTS SHOULD NOTE CAREFULLY THE REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS AS STIPULATED BY INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PARENTS' COPY OF THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID.
IF PARENTS ACCEPT AN OFFER OF A DISCRETIONARY PLACE, IT WILL BE REGARDED AS BINDING ON BOTH THE SCHOOL AND THE PARENT, HE NOTED.
PARENTS WHO CANNOT REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN WITH A SCHOOL TOMORROW FOR PERSONAL REASONS SHOULD NOTIFY THE SCHOOL CONCERNED DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT (5-724383) TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
/PARENTS WHO