Emirati teen recovers from ultra-rare condition, resumes sports dream

He suffered from a condition with fewer than 200 cases being reported worldwide in over 100 years

A 15-year-old Emirati boy has been successfully treated at Al Ain’s Burjeel Farha for retrocaval ureter – a rare congenital condition with fewer than 200 cases being reported worldwide in over 100 years.

For months, Abdulla Ali Abdulla Alblooshi had been experiencing abdominal pain but had not received a definitive diagnosis until recently. After a successful surgical procedure, he is now discharged and on the path to pursuing his dreams in sports.

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