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In a unique medical achievement that opens the door to hope for patients with fibroids, vascular narrowing, and other delicate and complex surgeries, King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah conducted five interventional radiology operations, making these the first cases in which such advanced technology is used in the Middle East and Gulf region. Through the use of the Magellan (robot) device, which avoids all the obstacles and side effects known in conventional surgeries.
The media office at the hospital stated that the Ministry of Health, represented by King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah, is keen to introduce the latest medical technologies worldwide to provide advanced health services to all citizens in their areas of residence without incurring the trouble of traveling for treatment abroad, and to maintain their safety.
The media office added that the surgeries performed with this device included treatment of uterine fibroids for two women, treatment of arterial narrowing in lower extremity vessels, and a diagnostic catheter.
For his part, the head of the medical team, Dr. Iyad Fateh, a consultant of interventional radiology and assistant general manager at King Fahd General Hospital in Jeddah, confirmed that the operations that were performed, praise be to God, with complete success and without complications by means of (robots) were accurate and complex, indicating that the global technical development that accompanied King Fahd Hospital made Among these operations is easy and successful, God willing, noting that this achievement was attended by a qualified and specialized medical team, including the consultants of radiologists, Dr. Jamal Mandawah and Dr. Firas Niall.
Dr. Fateh pointed out that the Magellan robot device is a qualitative leap for interventional angiotherapy with more expected results as it reduces the risks of exposure to radiation that affects the interventional radiologist, stressing that the use of this technical development has given positive results to patients, especially in complex operations, explaining that the hospital seeks To use this device in the most complex and critical procedures, pointing out that the medical team has gained great experience in dealing with this advanced device, which is currently used in the world in America and Europe in treating the most difficult cases with extreme accuracy and has also been used in routine cases to treat cases such as clogged arteries and treat Some tumors.
Dr. Iyad Fateh thanked the medical team in the Interventional Radiology Department at King Fahd General Hospital in Jeddah, appreciating the support and attention that the department and all hospital departments receive.
In addition, the Acting Director of King Fahd Hospital, Dr. Faisal bin Ali Nassar, praised the support that the hospital receives from the Ministry of Health, which had a great impact on improving the level of health services provided by the hospital to citizens and residents in the governorate of Jeddah, indicating that the introduction of such technology contributes to Promote the continuity of medical development in the Kingdom represented by the Ministry of Health and all its hospitals.
