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Dr Michael Amoah, a Paediatric Surgeon at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, has appealed to the public to support a six year-old boy to undergo definitive surgery. Magid Karim, a resident of Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District of Brong-Ahafo Region, urgently needs GH₵8,000 to undergo the surgery-colonic bypass-replacing the structured esophagus with the colon. A letter of appeal, signed by Dr Amoah, a specialist surgeon, and made available to Ghana News Agency on Wednesday, indicated that Karim was diagnosed with esophageal stricture (narrowing of the esophagus) after he drank caustic soda. �This has rendered the patient unable to swallow food,� Dr Amoah said, explaining that a tube had been inserted into his stomach via the abdominal wall and surgery had to be performed as soon as possible.