Dubai hospital brings 64-year-old back to life

Dubai - Myanhamar was admitted to hospital after complaints of vomiting large amounts of blood

Sixty four-year-old Taha Myanhamar is all praise for Rashid Hospital and its doctors.
Myanhamar was admitted to Rashid Hospital's emergency room (ER) after complaints of vomiting large amounts of blood and passing blood in the stool.
"While he was in the ER he suddenly collapsed and his vital signs were deteriorating and he needed immediate mechanical ventilation," said Dr Ahmed Mohammed Khassouan, specialist gastroenterologist and endoscopist at Rashid Hospital.
Dr Khassouan said Rashid Hospital doctors immediately intervened by starting a blood and fluid transfusion. The patient was then moved to the endoscopy unit for an urgent upper endoscopy procedure.
"We found huge clots of blood in the fundus of the stomach accompanied with active bleeding. After three hours of endoscopic manoeuvres to find and reach the source of the bleeding, I discovered he had a rare condition called Dieulafoy's lesion," he said.
Dr Khassouan explained that the Dieulafoy's lesion is a dilated aberrant submucosal vessel usually located in the proximal stomach that erodes the overlying epithelium in the absence of a primary ulcer and causes massive bleeding.
The Dieulafoy's lesion is relatively rare as it is estimated to account for less than three per cent of acute gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
Dr Khassouan said the Dieulafoy's lesion is a dangerous and life-threatening condition, in which immediate diagnosis and intervention by a skillful endoscopy specialist is crucial.
"We applied one endoclip to the artery and then an injection of diluted adrenaline to the surrounding area and the bleeding stopped immediately. The patient was then transferred to the ICU and later to the general ward, where he remained stable and discharged home two days back."
"I am really glad to come across such patients and do the needful to save lives," said Dr Khassouan.
Dr Khassouan said diagnosing and conducting the correct intervention was a great achievement because the other option would have been total resection of the stomach.
Taha Myanhamar from Myanmar said he is feeling much better after the procedure.
"I am feeling much better now. I would like to thank Dr Khassouan and Rashid hospital for the care and treatment I was given," he said.
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