gastrointestinal hemorrhage
An integrated medical team at King Abdullah Medical City in the Holy Capital, represented by the Center for the Digestive System, Liver and Endoscopy - with the grace of God - rescued a young man in his second decade of life who suffered from a leak after a sleeve gastrectomy that he performed in a private sector hospital in Jeddah, which led to severe bleeding in the digestive system.
In details, the Medical City received an emergency case through the "My Referral" program for a patient with bleeding in the upper digestive system and leakage in the stapling line after a sleeve gastrectomy.
And who caused intestinal bleeding after placing a metal stent at the University Hospital in Jeddah, to treat the leakage of the staple line after the sleeve gastrectomy in the private sector.
Immediately, the CT scans were reviewed, analyzes were made urgently and reviewed, and the results showed the presence of blood poisoning, and the medical team led by the head of the advanced endoscopy department, Dr. Muhammad Khan and Dr. Salem Al-Otaibi, decided to perform the endoscopy under general anesthesia under the supervision of Dr. Bilal Abouchi, and under radiological follow-up it became clear that the stent slipped under the area of infusion To the small intestine This led to duodenum ulcers and gastrointestinal bleeding. The medical team removed the stent and treated the bleeding endoscopically, and then ironed with argon gas for the infusion area, and placed a new metal stent that was completely covered from the esophagus to the bottom of the muzzle at a length of 23 cm. Thanks to God, the patient was discharged in good health, and he was transferred to the referral hospital on the same day.
