For the first time in northern Syria, a successful interventional procedure in the field of blood vessels for an elderly patient
The vascular surgery team, at Idlib Specialized Hospital, was able to perform a qualitative intervention via catheterization for the first time in northern Syria for an 83-year-old elderly man, with success.
In the details, the patient (T.S.), aged 83, was referred to the Idlib Surgical Specialized Hospital on the ninth of this March, with a renal respiratory complaint. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding, "bleeding defecation", and hemoglobin deficiency prevents therapeutic dilution, and our patient is considered one of the eligible cases for intravenous thrombotic complications that may be "fatal".
Immediately, the patient was referred for the installation of a filter for the inferior vena cava (IVC), to prevent a fatal pulmonary embolism, especially that the thrombosis extended to include the iliac veins, and thus the blood clots were filtered and prevented from reaching the lungs, and the work was successful.
The family of the Idlib Specialized Surgical Hospital supported by Sima wishes the father long life, health and wellness, and the hospital staff continued success and progress in its humanitarian missions, in the service of the people in northern Syria.
