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Advanced surgery saves Bangladeshi patient diagnosed with life-threatening condition
A man from Bangladesh was sick with kidney problems for a whole year and could not get better.
He went to a big hospital in Calcutta, where doctors found out why.
His kidney had stopped working, and he also had a giant bulge in the main blood vessel of his belly.
That bulge is called an aneurysm, and it is dangerous because it can burst at any time without warning.
The bulge was also blocking the tube that lets urine leave the kidney.
Doctors performed a special surgery called EVAR, using a tiny mesh tube called a stent graft.
The mesh tube was placed inside the blood vessel to create a new path for blood to flow.
This kept the dangerous bulge out of circulation.
After the surgery, the man's pain went away and he could walk again.
A 54-year-old man from Dhaka, Bangladesh, underwent life-saving surgery at Manipal Hospital Mukundapur in Calcutta after a year of renal complications.
Doctors diagnosed a failed kidney and a giant abdominal aortic aneurysm, with a tear already present in the artery's lining.
The aneurysm obstructed the ureter, preventing urine from reaching the bladder from the kidney and causing renal problems.
A minimally invasive Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR) was performed on July 6 using an endovascular graft.
The stent graft created a new blood-flow pathway while excluding the aneurysm sac from circulation, and the patient's pain subsided after follow-up.
- Who
- A 54-year-old man from Dhaka, Bangladesh, with a failed kidney and a giant abdominal aortic aneurysm, treated by cardiologist Soumya Patra, nephrologist Avinandan Banerjee and vascular surgeon Arijit Datta.
- What
- Life-saving Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR) surgery using an endovascular graft to treat a failed kidney and a giant abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Where
- Manipal Hospital Mukundapur, Calcutta.
- When
- The EVAR was performed on July 6.
- Why
- The aneurysm was potentially fatal because it could rupture without warning and was obstructing the ureter, blocking urine flow from the kidney and causing renal problems.
Key facts
- Patient age
- 54
- Patient origin
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Diagnosis
- Failed kidney; giant abdominal aortic aneurysm with a tear in the artery's lining
- Procedure
- Endovascular Aortic Repair (EVAR)
- Procedure date
- July 6
- Hospital
- Manipal Hospital Mukundapur, Calcutta
- Treating doctors
- Soumya Patra, Avinandan Banerjee, Arijit Datta
- Pre-surgery history
- Visited several hospitals in Bangladesh for a year with renal complications
Quotes
Soumya Patra
Senior consultant, cardiology and director, Cath Lab, Manipal Hospital Mukundapur
“"Large abdominal aortic aneurysms are potentially fatal because they can rupture without warning. In this patient, the aneurysm had already begun affecting blood flow to the lower limb, leading to difficulty in walking."”
telegraphindia.com
“"Abdominal aortic aneurysms are often referred to as a silent killer because they may remain asymptomatic until they enlarge significantly or rupture. Early diagnosis through timely imaging is crucial..."”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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