Omani man undergoes ‘5th repeat open heart’ surgery in Mumbai

In a medical feat doctors here successfully performed a fifth repeat open heart surgery on a 24yearold man from OmanThe patient Khattab Omar Rashid was admitted to Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai on October 9 in a critical condition experiencing heart failure and an active infectionHe had previously undergone four open heart surgeries the most recent one being about two months ago in another hospital in IndiaThe first operation addressed a birth defect of the heart subaortic membrane removal Subsequently he required another operation to correct the aortic valve which was replacedHowever a leak developed beside the valve leading to two more surgeries in Oman Despite a surgery in India for the infected valve the patient continued to experience complications ultimately being diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm a condition where the main blood vessel from the heart becomes dilated like a balloon carrying a risk of ruptureManaging an aortic aneurysm particularly when it has eroded the back of the breastbone and undergoing repeat open heart surgery is an exceedingly highrisk procedure said the doctors at JaslokThe procedure poses significant risks including excessive bleeding and potential damage to vital organs such as the brain kidneys and liver especially when there is an active infection they added5th repeat open heart surgery is rare and poses extreme technical challenges considering the inherent risks associated with such multiple open heart surgeries and the intricate nature of the recent procedurerdquo said Dr Suresh Joshi Director Cardiovascular amp Thoracic Surgery at Jaslok in a statementDuring the surgery the aneurysm was removed along with the infected aortic heart valve and the aortic root was replaced with an aortic homograft a tissue graft obtained from a cadaveric donor in ChennaiThe use of a homograft is a preferred option in the presence of infection and is uncommon due to the scarcity of organ donations and valve banksldquoThis is the firsttime homograft is successfully used in recent times in Maharashtra and perhaps in the whole of India in case of a 5th repeat heart surgeryrdquo added Dr Upendra Bhalerao Cardiovascular amp Thoracic Surgery at Jaslok who assisted the surgeryRashid is doing well and was discharged on November 8 the doctors saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever