The “Specialist” treats peripheral arteries with an innovative technique that restores blood flow without surgery

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center succeeded in treating a number of patients suffering from blockage and narrowing of the peripheral arteries under the knee, using an innovative technique that relies on the introduction of a modern pillar automatically degradation through an accurate catheter in the thigh, without the need for open surgery, as this technique helped restore blood flow to the ends, which reduced the pain, accelerated the healing of chronic wounds, and reduced the risk of amputation, so that the specialist becomes the first center In the Kingdom and the third globally outside the United States, which uses this advanced therapeutic approach. Modern technology, which has successfully applied to the specialized hospitals in Riyadh and Jeddah, depends on the introduction of the stent inside the narrow or clogged blood vessels, as it works to temporarily expand the arteries to maintain blood flow, then gradually decompose in the body after performing its function, which eliminates the need for a permanent body inside the artery and reduces the possibility Future complications, and technology also contributes to reducing the period of recovery and improving blood circulation in the legs, helping patients to restore their ability to move normally.

The clogged and narrowing of the peripheral arteries that provide the legs with blood leads to pain when walking, weak blood circulation, and difficult ulcers, and the situation may develop into a critical peripheral supply, which threatens the loss of the limbs in advanced cases, and despite the availability of traditional treatments such as the expansion of catheter The blockage after treatment, which made the need urgent to more advanced techniques.

The interventional radiology department has been implemented in the Specialist Hospitals in Riyadh and Jeddah this technology in cooperation with the sections of vascular and nursing surgery, which reflects the level of medical integration in the hospital and the exchange of experiences between different specialties to provide the best treatment experience for patients. Through this success, the “Specialist” seeks to expand the scope of scientific research on technology, and to share its expertise with international medical centers to study its effectiveness on a wider scale, which contributes to the development of new treatment protocols and improving the management of peripheral vascular diseases.