A medical team in Assiut University hospitals has managed to achieve a
remarkable success in cerebral catheter surgery with application of a new
technique for the first time in Egypt using the imported Onyx material in a very
critical surgery which is
only
done in a specialized Medical Center in Paris. The team headed by Dr. Mustafa
Hashem, Professor of internal radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Assiut in collboration with Dr. Ibrahim Desouky, Dr. Wageeh Abdul Hafeez , Dr
Mahmoud Refaat, and Dr. Ahmed Omar from the Department of Radiology, has managed
in doing this meticulous surgery and thus saving the life of a 13 -year-old
child named Hussein Abdullah. The child was suffering from a congenital defect
in the blood vessels; a defect which results in varicose veins and arteries in
the brain and the inevitable explosion of the blood vessels which most commonly
leads to sudden death of the patient or entire paralysis if not properly
treated.
Prof. Hashem indicated that cases such as this were formerly treated by a
surgery based on filling the defected spots by a mixture of resin and opaque
oil. Success in these cases of surgeries did not exceed 40 % and most often
bleeding during surgery might occur during the operation. Besides, this did not
completely heal the defects, and there remained a possibility of continuous
bleeding: a matter that threatened the patient’s life. As for this case, Prof.
Hashem said, they have used Onyx; an internationally recognized for its
capacity to seal and completely block the defected spots with a 90% ratio of
success, but most medical doctors do not resort to Onyx due to the highly
critical nature of these surgeries which demand advanced training in
specialized medical centers for any slight mistake would cause the loss of the
patient’s life. Prof Hashem himself indicated that he has benefitted a great
deal from his training experience in the largest center for cerebral catheter in
Paris. Dr. Hashem added that the medical team of Assiut University managed to
operate this surgery successfully for the child who left back home on the next
day of the surgery.
First Egyptian Medical Team to Achieve New Mutation in Cerebral Catheter Surgery in Assiut University Hospitals