Jun 15, 2008

of 'elephant legs' woman set for operation

'Elephant legs' woman set for operation: 24-year-old Wang Cheng cannot work because of the elephantiasis she has suffered since aged six. Her condition has forced her to stay at home since graduating from high school in the eastern Chinese province of Zhiangsu. However, her suffering may be at an end after she was offered free surgery by a Taiwanese specialist.

wang cheng elephant
A DESPERATE young Chinese woman with a rare condition which has caused her legs to deform and treble in size is dreaming of a normal life after upcoming surgery in Taiwan.

Wang Cheng, 24, cannot work or even wear trousers because of the grotesque and painful elephantiasis which has dogged her since the age of six and left her with legs weighing 50 kilos.
Ms Wang says,
I cannot go out to work. Nor can I wear trousers as normal people (do).
Senior doctor Hsu Wen-hsien, who will lead the operation on Monday, said
In the past cases, none of the patients have had two legs swelling to this size. It's very likely the disease started when her veins were obstructed, and blood flowed to the lymphatic vessels, thus leading to swelling in the legs.

1 comment:

  1. It's very likely the disease started when her veins were obstructed, and blood flowed to the lymphatic vessels, thus leading to swelling in the legs.

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