Dr Saith undergoes emergency surgery

Public Administration Minister, Dr Lenny Saith, was forced to undergo emergency surgery yesterday at Southern Medical Centre, Quenca Street, San Fernando after being admitted for profuse bleeding from the urethra tract.

Performing the surgery was noted urologist, Dr Lall Sawh, who had to be summoned from a birthday retreat in Tobago. The surgery, known as trans-urethran resection and coagulation of the prostate, was performed by non-evasive means, with an endoscopic tube inserted through the penis and into the prostate gland. Dr Sawh said the entire procedure took approximately half hour with Minister Saith being administered a general anaesthetic. He confirmed that the operation was a success with Dr Saith being able to return to work by the middle of next week. “Dr Saith is fully awake and alert and is experiencing no pain or other discomfort,” Dr Sawh said.

According to Dr Sawh, the 67-year old Minister, who had never been treated for complications relating to the prostate gland, observed the bleeding sometime on Friday night. “He immediately telephoned me, and I changed plans and returned to Trinidad,” Dr Sawh said, adding that Saith had suffered significant blood loss during the night. Dr Sawh noted that former President, ANR Robinson, had also been treated for the same condition and had undergone a full recovery.