KUWAIT: Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital’s vascular surgery and catheterization team conducted an aortic thoracic aneurysm arch surgery, the first of its kind in the Middle East. The hospital said the surgery involves fixing a stint to fit the size of the arteries of the patient and later implanting it through catheterization, adding that the surgery was led by Dr Abdullah Al-Fawwaz. The team carried out the procedure by adjusting a stint surgically to fit the sizes and branches of the patient’s arteries and placing them through catheterization.

The hospital said the technology used is considered an alternative that is safer compared with the regular stints. The studies showed that the technique significantly reduced the risk of stroke that comes along with the procedures. The procedure was carried out under local anesthesia, and the patient did not suffer any complications during or after the surgery and was discharged from hospital the next day. This type of procedure requires high technical skills and accurate planning. — KUNA