An Egyptian woman widely believed to have been the world's heaviest woman left an Indian hospital on Thursday more than 300 kg lighter for further treatment in Abu Dhabi.

Eman Abdul Atti, who weighed more than half a metric ton (1,100 lb) when she was operated on in March, has not walked for 25 years.

A series of operations in Mumbai brought her weight down to below 200 kg (440 lb), her doctor, Muffazal Lakdawala, wrote in a blog post. But she would need further surgery to walk again, he said.

Lakdawala wrote on Wednesday that he had promised Abdul Atti "a healthier life and weight loss" which he had achieved.

The 37-year-old was discharged from the city hospital around 12.40 PM for further treatment in the UAE, bariatric surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala said.

A green corridor has been created for transporting Eman from Saifee Hospital to Gate No. 5 of Terminal 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport here. Her flight to UAE will take off around 6 pm on Thursday, he said.

On Wednesday, Lakdawala had said that Huzefa Shehabi, COO Saifee Hospital, had received an e-mail communication from VPS Burjeel Hospital (in Abu Dhabi, UAE) saying that Eman is "stable, in good health and fit to fly" paving way for her discharge this afternoon.

"Her bone structure is poor," Lakdawala wrote. "So many years of disuse have compounded the problem. She will need multiple surgeries to straighten her hips and knees."

Indian media outlets have said Abdul Atti's family was not satisfied with her treatment in Mumbai and that differences had arisen with the staff.

Abdul Atti's family could not be immediately reached for comment.

source: GULF NEWS