المملكة: Saving an infant’s life after extracting a 5-cm-long nail from his airway in Riyadh
I managed The respiratory tract, during which he succeeded in extracting a nail 5 centimeters long, which the child had suddenly inhaled, which led to it entering the main airway and causing a critical health condition.
Delicate operation
The head of the thoracic surgery department and head of the surgical team, Dr. Muhammad Al-Amsi, explained that the child was suffering from severe difficulty breathing, which required urgent intervention to save his life and avoid serious complications as a result of the presence of a foreign body of this size in the trachea.
He added that the child was urgently transferred to the operating room, and the necessary endoscopy was performed for the trachea and respiratory tract, through which the nail was successfully extracted.
Dr. Al-Amsi noted that such high-precision operations, related to the respiratory tract, require great professionalism in dealing with patients, especially infants, and also require precise and advanced equipment, which is available in the city’s pediatric operations department.
This achievement reflects the advanced medical capabilities possessed by King City. Saud Medical is committed to performing specific operations for children, as it continues its efforts in providing advanced health services that contribute to saving lives, with the continuous support of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its leadership.
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