'Big Zaw' returns to Yangon
By Yamon Phoo Thit | Sunday, 29 September 2013Myanmar's tallest man, Ko Win Zaw Oo, returned home on September 26 after undergoing successful brain surgery in Singapore without which, doctors say, he could have died within two years.
Ko Win Zaw Oo holds a bouquet of flowers given to him after his arrival at Yangon International Airport on September 26. (Zarni Phyo/The Myanmar Times)
After spending more than a month in Singapore, Ko Win Zaw Oo appeared to be in good health as he arrived at Yangon International Airport.
He has now stopped growing, said Dr Khin Maung Win, president of the "Save Win Zaw Oo" group. "He will have to take medicine associated with his pituitary gland for his whole life. But this medicine is not expensive and easily accessible," he said at the press conference at the airport.
Ko Win Zaw Oo also needs post-operative care, he said.
During the seven-hour operation, surgeons removed a pituitary gland tumour diagnosed as carcinoma and a tumour in the hypothalamus through the patient's nose.
"The experts in Singapore estimated that Ko Win Zaw Oo could have died within two years without this treatment," said Dr Khin Maung Win.
The operation and treatment will cost more than S$70,000 (US$56,000).
Ko Win Zaw Oo is 7 feet and 8 inches (2.33 metres) tall and comes from Htone Pauk Chaing village in Magwe Region's Natmauk township. He left Yangon for treatment in Singapore in mid-August.
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/10/05/big-zaw-returns-to-yangon/
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