المملكة: For the first time.. “interventional radiology” saves premature infants and ends the suffering of open surgeries in Sharqia
Record King Fahd University Hospital in Al-Khobar, affiliated with Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University, is a qualitative medical leap in the Eastern Province, by providing complex interventional radiology treatments for newborns and ending patients’ suffering with open surgeries.
The medical unit relies on employing advanced imaging devices to guide precise instruments inside the body through tiny skin openings, which eliminates the need for surgical intervention and reduces Complicationsand accelerates the pace of recovery.
Providing medical services from the first day
The unit is unique in providing microcatheterization services for infants and premature infants from the first day of birth as one of the rare specialties in the region, in addition to a wide package of Therapeutic procedures for the arteries, veins, and lymphatic system.
The majority of these delicate interventions are performed under local or partial anesthesia, which directly affects the patient’s comfort and shortens the length of his stay in the hospital, leaving him in less than twenty-four hours.
Oncology and Women’s Care
Interventional radiology plays a pivotal role in oncology treatment plans, through the techniques of frequency or microwave thermal ablation, and embolization. Chemical and radiation, to target infected cells with extreme precision while protecting healthy tissue.
In the field of women’s health, the technology provides solutions that preserve the uterus, such as treating fibroids and adenosis by blocking the arterial supply, while providing men with less invasive options for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia using catheters.
This advanced medical excellence is based on integrated national cadres, as the imaging and catheterization rooms are managed by 100% Saudis, supported by crews. Specialized nursing staff to deal with various cases.
The interventional radiology consultant and head of the radiology department at the College of Medicine, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al-Sharida, explained that the unit represents an advanced model for the integration of medical, educational and research services to provide superior health care.
Dr. Al-Shraida stressed that this integrated system of specialized national competencies embodies the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, which aims to empower the people of the nation and localize precise medical specialties to improve the quality of health services.
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