المملكة: A surgical team at “Mina Emergency 1” ends the suffering of a young scout from a rare condition
The surgical team was able to Mina Emergency Hospital 1, affiliated with The Makkah Al-Mukarramah Health Assembly was able to end the suffering of an 18-year-old scout participating in the Hajj, who had been suffering from severe and recurrent abdominal pain for more than 7 months, after multiple visits to several hospitals without arriving at a clear medical diagnosis for his condition.
The health assembly explained that the patient arrived at the emergency department suffering from symptoms of suspected appendicitis; The results of the immediate CT scan showed the presence of inflammation of the mesenteric lymph nodes.
While it was not The appendixis sufficiently clear for observational and diagnostic evaluation via radiology, which required the medical team to make an urgent decision to perform a surgical exploration based on the symptoms and direct clinical evaluation of the case.
Rare Cases
During the surgical procedure, the medical team discovered the presence of an atrophic and fibrotic appendix suffering from chronic inflammation, which is one of the relatively rare cases that is usually associated with recurrent infections and prolonged use of antibiotics, which caused difficulty for the appendix to appear clearly on radiology. Previous diagnostic tests.
The doctors also discovered the presence of "Meckel’s diverticulum" (Meckel’s diverticulum), a rare congenital pouch in the small intestine; The team succeeded in removing it completely and with high accuracy without the need to remove any part of the intestine.
The surgical operation was conducted with complete success, praise be to God, without any complications, while the young scout is subjected to the necessary medical and nursing care after the operation inside the hospital, and is currently preparing to leave and he is in good health and complete well-being, God willing, to complete his humanitarian tasks in serving the guests of God.
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