A 103-year-old woman cancer patient who underwent surgery at a Taiwan hospital in late December was discharged from the hospital Wednesday, reported Taiwan's local media.
Su Hsiu-ying, who was born in 1889, was diagnosed as suffering from perineum cancer last May. At the doctors’ advice, she underwent an operation at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital on December 27, 2000.
A small-scale ceremony attended by the hospital president was held to mark her departure Wednesday as she was the oldest patient ever undergone surgery at the hospital.
The anesthetist for the operation said that because the patient is aged, he had to be careful when administering the anesthetic.
As the patient’s physical condition was good, the operation proceeded smoothly, the anesthetist added.
Su now has 40 grandchildren.
(People’s Daily 01/03/2001)
