Team of Nigerian doctors carries out successful brain surgery in Lagos

A team of Nigerian doctors has made the country really proud after the health officials successfully carried out brain aneurysm surgery.

According to Google support for medical searches, an aneurysm is the "a ballooning and weakened area in an artery". It can happen in areas such as in the aorta, brain, back of the knee, intestine, or spleen.

The news of the successful operation was announced by Dr Jim Coker who is the CEO of Lagoon Hospitals. Coker said that the patient is recovering fine after the operation in the intensive care unit.

Many Nigerians reacted to the news on Twitter as they congratulated the team for a job well done.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that according to the UK’s General Medical Council (GMC), the number of Nigerian doctors working in the United Kingdom increased to 7,875 amid coronavirus outbreak.

It should be noted that the GMC is the body that coordinates the country’s official register of all medical workers.

Nigeria, Pakistan, and India are among the countries with the highest export of doctors in the UK. In less than a week, the number of Nigerian doctors rose from 7,870 to 7,875.