King Abdullah Medical City saves forty people from the bloody cough

A medical team specialized in the interventional radiology department in King Abdullah Medical City, a member of the Makkah Al -Mukarramah Health Assembly, succeeded in ending the suffering of a Saudi citizen in the fourth decade of his life that was suffering from frequent blood coughing due to the expansion of the blood vessels of the airways, a complex condition that was exacerbated by his previous injury to pulmonary tuberculosis, which forced him to undergo frequent blood transfusion operations and reproductive factors to preserve His life, and the health gathering of Makkah Al -Mukarramah explained that the patient arrived in the medical city, converting as a state of saving a life from a hospital outside Mecca, where he was suffering from a severe health deterioration that necessitated his position on the mechanical ventilation system, forcing him to stay in intensive care for several days. After evaluating his condition by the medical team, it was decided to resort to a precise interventional procedure with the damaged arterial valve as an advanced medical solution, alternative to the surgical option that would have required complete or partial eradication of the lung, with the great risks it carries over the patient’s life.

He added, the medical team managed to reach the expanded pulmonary arteries using microcircular and completely stopping bleeding, which led to an immediate improvement in symptoms, high oxygen in the blood, and the stability of the patient’s condition without the need for complex surgical intervention.

The health gathering indicated that these advanced interventional measures are one of the modern medical solutions that require great accuracy, as it may result in serious complications such as quadruple paralysis in the event that they are not implemented with extreme accuracy. However, thanks to the modern medical techniques provided by the Kingdom and the high experiences of the consulting team in the interventional radiology department in King Abdullah Medical City, the process was completed with complete success and without any complications mentioned, so that the patient can restore his normal life after a long suffering.

This medical achievement reflects the development of health services in the Kingdom and its ability to deal with the most complex cases, which enhances the quality of health care provided to citizens and residents according to the highest international standards.