Asir Central Hospital
A medical team at Asir Central Hospital succeeded in saving a child''s esophagus from obstruction, using the substance "Mitomycin". "The two-and-a-half-year-old child was admitted to the operations department of Asir Central Hospital after drinking a burning substance that led to the esophagus sticking completely and making the child unable to swallow," said Aseer Health''s media spokesperson, Saeed bin Abdullah Al-Naqir.
Al-Naqir added: “Doctors saved the esophagus from obstruction as a result of the burning substance by using a new method that is considered the first in the southern region, which is relying on the substance“ mitomycin.
And he added: "The medical team has reached, after reviewing international research, to the success of this method in some centers around the world, because this chemical can stop the reflux of the esophagus and prevent its obstruction, through the endoscope."
He continued: "The child was able to re-swallow after the success of the operation which was led by the consultant endoscopy and digestive system for children, Dr. Ali bin Saad Al-Shamrani, and assisted by anesthesiologists and nursing technicians at Asir Central Hospital in Abha."
Al-Naqeer concluded by saying, "The availability of material and human capabilities and modern medical equipment in Asir Central Hospital had a role in the success of the operation."
