The goal is to block the blood flow and prevent the formation of new bruises; The team says the procedure was already planned
The president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should undergo a new surgery in the morning of this Thursday 12. According to the medical team, the intervention was already expected as a complementary part drilling made in the early hours of Tuesday 10.
The announcement that Lula will be subjected to a EMBOLIZATION OF THE Average Meninga Artery This was reported through a released press release on the afternoon of Wednesday 11. Subsequently, the cardiologist and personal doctor of the president, Roberto Kalil Filho, spoke with journalists in front of the Sírio-Libanês hospital, where Lula is hospitalized, and provided more information about it. the procedure.
Kalil said that embolization had been planned. He later said that the final decision will be taken on Wednesday. “The need is assessed based on the evolution of the patient,” he said.
The doctor described the procedure as a sort of catheterism, with the aim of reducing the risk of further bleeding. “It’s a simple intervention, without great risks,” he said.
The neurologist Diogo Haddad, director of the Specialized Center of Neurology of the Alemão Oswaldo Cruz hospital, explained that the embolization of the Media Meninga artery is a preventive procedure to prevent further bleeding related to subdural hematomas (between the head and the skull), Like the one that hit the president.
According to Haddad, the execution of cubicization does not necessarily indicate a worsening of the clinical condition. “It can be a preventive and protocol measure to ensure effective control of bleeding and minimize the risk of recurrence of the hematoma. It is a complementary strategy to optimize the results of the treatment.”
The farts of the bruises is a problem with worrying statistics, according to the neurologist Sheila Martins, head of the neurology and neurosurgery service of the Moinhos de Vento hospital. According to a study published in the magazine American heart associationThe recurrence rate after drilling, surgery performed by the president, varies from 5% to 30%.
“Embloization is a technique that has recently been demonstrated in very effective international studies in reducing this recurrence,” said Sheila.
The procedure is performed with the patient under anesthesia. A thin catheter is inserted in an artery, usually in the groin, and guided to the medium meringue artery in the brain using X -ray images in real time.
“Once in position, the embolizing materials, such as platinum coils or liquid stickers, are released to block the blood flow in the target artery, checking bleeding and preventing further bruises,” explained Haddad.
After the procedure, the patient may request observation in the hospital for one or two days. Complete recovery may vary from a few weeks to months, with the need to avoid intense activities. “Usually, the patient can gradually return to daily activities according to individual progress.”
Kalil added that the president will have to remain in the intensive care unit (ICU) for the 48 hours planned. According to him, the decision to perform the intervention this Thursday is not an emergency. “We will take advantage of the removal of drainage – a kind of ‘bag’ fixed to the head to drain the accumulated blood – already planned, to carry out the new procedure,” said the cardiologist.
According to the experts interviewed by EstadaoAlthough embolization is a resource provided in this type of treatment, new procedures will probably not be necessary. “But, of course, in the case of a neurosurgical case, the condition can possibly worsen or bleed, making a new approach necessary,” said Letícia Rebello, neurologist of the Brazilia hospital.
In addition to the announcement of the intervention, the new medical bulletin reports that Lula spent the day well, without complications, carried out physiotherapy, walked and received visits from family members.
Surgery of subdural hematoma and the Bava Forum
In the early hours of last Tuesday 10, the president was diagnosed with subdural hematoma, an accumulation of blood between the brain and the skull, and had to undergo an emergency surgery. The condition was identified after the imaging exams carried out due to severe headaches.
On the same day, in a press conference, the medical team responsible for Lula’s care reported that the problem was directly related to Fallen suffered by the president in the Bagno del Palácio da Alvoradawhich caused him a head injury.
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“With routine exams we were able to observe the evolution of the hematoma, which until then showed only signs of reduction,” said Kalil then. The expectation was that the blood of the October impact would have spontaneously reabsorbed over time. However, a sudden and substantial bleeding episode occurred, which caused the formation of a hematoma of about 3 centimeters.
“In some cases, bleeding is intermittent: a small blood loss occurs, followed by an improvement, and so on. In other cases, bleeding can intensify in a sudden and sudden way, expanding quickly, and the brain cannot adapt , which generates symptoms like a strong headache.
As a treatment, the president had to undergo a drill, a procedure in which the skull is perforated with the aim of accessing the intracranial space. The technique is used to treat different neurological pathologies and, in the case of the president, the goal was to drain the accumulation of blood between the brain and the skull.
“The hematoma did not get directly to the brain, but, since it was between these two areas, it caused a brain compression which, if maintained, could cause complications,” explained Kalil. He also stressed that, since there is no direct involvement of the brain, Lula’s condition does not involve risks of sequence.
Source: Terra
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