Thankfully the Interventional Radiology and Cerebral Catheterization team, in cooperation with the Neurosurgery team at Al-Mouwasat Hospital in Dammam, succeeded to save the life of a young man in his late twenties who was suffering from severe bleeding in the brain due to the bursting of an arteriovenous link of the third degree in the posterior cerebral artery.
A patient in his late twenties arrived at the emergency room at Al-Mouwasat Hospital in Dammam, and he suffered from severe headache and a deterioration in the degree of consciousness, where the medical team examined the young man immediately after receiving the case and carried out the necessary medical examinations, as the CT scan showed the presence of severe bleeding in the brain under the arachnoid mater and intracerebral ventricles.
The neurosurgery team, the interventional radiology team, the brain catheterization and the anesthesia team were immediately called while the patient was prepared were Dr. Sherif Al-Mekkawi, a consultant neurosurgeon, installed a tube to drain the bleeding from within the ventricles of the brain surgically, then the patient was transferred to the catheterization room. The room is equipped with the latest global technologies, to make an exploratory diagnostic catheter on the arteries of the brain to find out the cause of bleeding to save the life of the patient. For this aim Dr.Ahmed Al-Taher, a consultant of interventional radiology and brain catheterization, made an arterial imaging that showed that the cause of the bleeding is the presence of an arterial and venous link between the arteries and veins of the posterior cerebrum of the third degree, and finally the bleeding joint was completely closed by means of ultrafine catheters and coagulants under general anesthesia, without any complications.
Thankfully the patient recovered, under the care of the intensive care unit team. He was fully recovered and left the hospital after a few days, fully conscious and returned back to his normal life.
The case is an abnormal connection between the arteries and veins of the brain, which leads to high blood pressure inside the veins which causes them to burst, which leads to the occurrence of brain hemorrhage. The arteriovenous connections in the brain are considered one of the rare pathological cases, as they affect one to two persons for every half a million people, and they also require high efficiency and great experience to accurately diagnose and treat them in the most appropriate way for each patient, and this is what Mouwasat seeks to achieve by bringing in the latest global technologies related to this field.
In an urgent response to a critical emergency, the medical team at the Emergency Department of Al Mouwasat Hospital in Madinah received a patient in his fifties who had been transferred urgently from another hospital to save his life after being diagnosed with massive clots in the pulmonary arteries, which caused a complete blockage. This led to respiratory failure, a severe drop in oxygen levels, and loss of consciousness.
According to the protocols followed at Al Mouwasat Hospital in Madinah, immediate coordination took place among the medical teams, and the patient was swiftly transferred to the Interventional Catheterization Unit, where a delicate procedure was performed to remove the life-threatening pulmonary clots via catheterization. The procedure was led by Dr. Rayan Halawani – Consultant of Interventional Radiology, in collaboration with the anesthesia team, and was completed in less than an hour.
Thanks to Allah and the expertise of the medical team, the patient’s vital signs improved immediately after the procedure. He was then transferred to the Cardiac Care Unit to continue his treatment under the supervision of a Consultant of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, until he fully recovered and was discharged in good health to resume his normal life.
This case is yet another clear example of the medical excellence and multidisciplinary collaboration at Al Mouwasat Hospital, reaffirming the hospital’s readiness to manage critical and life-saving cases with the highest standards of quality and speed—making a real difference in patients’ lives.
Al Khobar – The medical team at Al Mouwasat Hospital in Al Khobar successfully performed a delicate robotic surgery to correct a rare congenital deformity in the renal pelvis for a patient who was suffering from severe pain due to a significant narrowing at the upper part of the right ureter.
The medical team explained that the patient had a congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of an additional renal artery compressing the upper section of the right ureter from the outside, causing severe obstruction that prevented normal urine flow and led to dilation and swelling of the renal pelvis. This condition resulted in recurrent severe pain and renal colic.
After conducting the necessary medical examinations, the surgical team decided to intervene using robotic-assisted technology. The procedure involved removing the narrowing at the upper ureter, repositioning the additional renal artery, and creating a new connection between the ureter and the renal pelvis—all performed with advanced robotic surgical precision.
The operation lasted approximately an hour and a half and, by the grace of God, was completed successfully without any complications, with minimal bleeding during the procedure. The patient was discharged from the hospital in good health and a stable condition.
This achievement highlights the high level of expertise of the medical team at Al Mouwasat Hospital and the advanced capabilities of robotic surgery in providing precise and safe solutions for complex medical cases.
It also reflects Al Mouwasat Medical Services Company’s vision of attracting top medical talent and subspecialties while providing the latest medical technologies and state-of-the-art equipment
