Expat in Kuwait undergoes a ‘rare operation’

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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 14: Vascular surgery consultant at Mubarak Al- Kabeer Hospital Dr Hussein Safar confirmed that a Lebanese patient underwent a rare surgery after suffering from severe heart failure and stiffness and narrowing of the left carotid artery, reports Al-Anba daily. In a statement to the daily, Safar revealed the the surgery was conducted in coordination with cardiac surgery consultant Dr Ashraf Abdel. He said a treatment plan was drawn up and the patient was transferred from the Cardiac Care Unit at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital to the Chest Diseases Hospital, where a cleaning and patching surgery was performed on the left carotid artery of the patient.

“After completing the operation, the aortic valve was changed and arteries were transplanted to the heart. Performing such a joint operation reduces the incidence of brain clots and paralysis,” he explained. He added the patient was transferred from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to the ward and he is in good health condition. He thanked the assistant doctors, the Anesthesia Department led by Dr Muhammad Onsi, and the nursing staff for their contributions to the successful surgery.

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