| Intro | Gastro-intestinal surgeon |
| Was | Surgeon |
| From | Egypt |
| Type | Healthcare |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 December 1913 |
| Death |
2000 (aged 86 years) |
Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab was an Egyptian gastro-intestinal surgeon. He is known for the description of his operation Hassab’s decongestion operation for the treatment of oesophageal varices as a result of portal hypertension. Hassab was one of the surgery professors in medicine school at Alexandria University in Egypt.
Activities
- Hassab Operation, which is the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices, is taught in surgery world books.