Rescue at the last minute: life -threatening aneurysm discovered!

Rescue at the last minute: life -threatening aneurysm discovered!

Another success of modern medicine was celebrated at the Ottakring Clinic: 54-year-old Maria R. from Klein Pöchlarn has regained her health after a challenging intervention that was necessary when discovering a potentially fatal aneurysm. It was a fateful routine examination with her family doctor who saved the patient's life. During this examination, an aneurysm in the abdominal cavity turned out to be caused by the Sutton-Kadir syndrome, an exceptionally rare vascular disease.

Maria R. suffered from occasional feelings in the stomach for years, but painful harbing had never occurred. This inconspicuousness made it all the more difficult to diagnose the sneaky illness at an early stage. The Sutton-Kadir syndrome (SKS), which is connected to around 28.6% of cases with a celiac artery is particularly rare, and can occur in both men and women. According to pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, those that are often in the inferior pancreatic artery and bring with them considerable health risks.

complex treatment and operation

After the diagnosis, Maria R. was initially found by experts like Dr. Afshin Assadian and Dr. Thomas Starkl treated. The operation, a highly complex intervention, required clever exposure of the blocked main vessel and the supply of the fragile replacement vessel. This heavy pathology often requires two coordinated interventions, so experts report on the requirements for such complex treatments.

Thanks to the extraordinary skills of the medical team, the operation ended with a positive result: Maria R. is now symptom -free and can finally go through life carefree. The healing of this special illness illustrates how important it is to obtain medical advice even in the case of inconspicuous symptoms.

medical background and future prospects

The Sutton-Kadir syndrome is often associated with the median arcuate ligament, which can cause compression of celiac disease artery, according to the research work pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. This compression can lead to dangerous aneurysms, the treatment of which is not only challenging, but also currently hardly covered by controlled data, which presents the field with great challenges.

A retrospective cohort study carried out at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital from January 2014 to 2021 examined emergency and elective treatment approaches in SKS aneurysms. The results show that endovascular embolization without the treatment of the compression of the median arcuate ligament is suitable in both emergencies and elective situations. Such findings are crucial to develop future treatment protocols and to ensure the safety of the patients.

Maria R.'s story is not only inspiring, but also another example of the advanced possibilities of modern medicine, which repeatedly proves that good prevention and the right medical knowledge can save lives. Therefore, everyone should listen to their bodies and not ignore symptoms. Her life has brought the light of hope for other patients beyond the dark side of health.