“King Abdullah Medical Complex in Jeddah” relieves the pain of fifty-year-olds from spasms in the heart arteries

A team specialized in thoracic surgery at King Abdullah Medical Complex, a member of the Second Jeddah Health Cluster, was able to end the suffering and pain of a 53-year-old patient with recurrent spasms in the coronary arteries of the heart, with a rare and rarely performed operation. Because of its potential complications for patients. In details, the patient came to the emergency department as an emergency, complaining of recurrent chest pain. This required him to be immediately put to sleep under the supervision of the doctors of the Specialized Heart Center, and to undergo all necessary medical examinations, which showed that there was no blockage in the coronary arteries of the heart.

After studying the case, the patient was referred to the Thoracic Surgery Department. To be evaluated and a treatment plan developed, and after confirming the clinical diagnosis, the treating medical team, under the supervision of the Head of the Thoracic Surgery Department, Dr. Hani Saeedi, decided; Consultant in General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery, preparing the patient for operations in two stages: The first stage is his transfer to the endoscopic operating room, which is an endoscopic exploration of the chest cavity and the identification of the nerve nodes that feed the coronary arteries and cause spasms of the coronary arteries. After that, he is transferred to the surgical operating room, and a rare surgical operation is performed by Dr. Carlos Franco; Consultant thoracic surgeon, in which neurofeeding for convulsions was stopped without placing a chest tube, contrary to what is usual. The operation took “an hour” and was crowned – praise be to God – a success, without significant complications.