Doctors in the UAE hospital saved the life of a 90-year-old Emirati patient by conducting a delicate aortic surgery.
Professor Tariq Al Mahdi, head of the Surgery Department at the University Hospital Sharjah, said, ” The emergency department at the hospital acquired a 90- year- old patient in a critical condition at 11 pm. He collapsed after low blood circulation and suffered severe back and abdomen pain.
He stated, “After critical examinations, Dr. Ahmed El Fassi, a consultant vascular surgeon, was convened, as it was found that there was a state of aortic rupture, one of the most challenging and critical cases.
Al Mahdi added, ” This was a rare case where there was blood leakage inside the abdominal circumference because of the perforation in the aorta and smashing of 80mm, in addition to the severe symptoms that required emergency surgical intervention”.
Dr.Ahmed Al Fassi said, ” After medical consultations with Dr. Saher Arour, a consultant vascular surgeon, decided to intervene immediately to save the patient.”
The doctors performed a compound surgery on the aorta and the pelvic arteries spreading out from it, and stents were implanted with advanced interventional technology.
Dr. Al Fassi added that the patient’s disorder has become entirely stable based on the clinical and vital evaluations after surgery.
Dr. Hakam Yassin, medical director of the University Hospital Sharjah, said, ” We have differentiated the medical competencies working in complex and delicate surgical specialties, working as an integrated medical team. In this case, the patient found combined support from the ambulance team and emergency, laboratory and diagnostic radiology, skilled vascular surgery consultants, the nursing team, and support for the team of consultants in the anesthesia and intensive care departments”.
