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Complex medical surgeries in Argentina, Spain, and Turkey

Overview

Medical teams in Argentina, Spain, and Turkey have reported successful outcomes for high-complexity surgical procedures involving neurological and cardiovascular conditions.

In Argentina, neurosurgeons performed a complex resection of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) using an awake patient to monitor neurological functions. In Spain, doctors treated severe coronary artery disease in a patient with a ‘porcelain aorta’ by using a mechanical cardiac assist pump and stents to avoid traditional bypass surgery.

In Turkey, medical professionals treated a brain hemorrhage caused by an AVM, resulting in the patient regaining consciousness without permanent damage. Additionally, surgeons at Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura City Hospital performed a high-risk shunt surgery on a patient with a congenital heart defect, successfully increasing oxygen levels without stopping the patient's heart.

Entities

Juan Delle Donne · Evren Duran · Francisco José Hidalgo · Muhammet Hamza Halil Toprak · Soledad Ojeda

Timeline

  1. 14 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Medical professionals in Turkey perform successful complex surgeries

    Surgeons in Turkey successfully treated two patients through complex procedures: a 32-year-old recovering from a brain hemorrhage and a 21-year-old following a high-risk congenital heart surgery.

  2. 17 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Medical teams perform high-complexity surgeries in Argentina and Spain

    Medical professionals in Argentina and Spain have successfully performed high-complexity surgeries, including an awake brain surgery for an AVM and a complex coronary intervention avoiding bypass surgery.

Sources

eldebate.com.ar · eldiadecordoba.es · haberport.com · yenisafak.com