A Dubai hospital rescues a girl who fell ill with a rare disease that prevents her from eating
A medical team in Dubai managed to save a patient suffering from a rare disease in the world that affects one in every 100,000 people and causes an inability to swallow food and liquids.
Al-Zahra Hospital in Dubai received Serendi (26 years), a patient from India and residing in the UAE, suffering from severe weight loss and general weakness in the body, and complaining of persistent cough and chest pain, and the feeling that food is stuck in the throat, and after conducting a medical examination it was found that she You have a rare condition that causes 'disordered swallowing'.
The patient said that she did not find a cure for her condition, and she lost the desire to eat food and fluids, which caused her general weakness.
Dr. Gaurav Muktis, a specialist in gastroenterology and endoscopy at Al Zahra Hospital in Dubai, said: The patient underwent an endoscopic imaging and measurement of esophageal pressure, and she was diagnosed with symptoms (achalasia), a rare condition that affects 1 out of every 100,000 people in the world, and it occurs as a result of a defect in muscle pressure. The sphincter that controls the passage of food into the esophagus, causing an inability to swallow food.
He added: This disease causes chest pain, weight loss, nutritional deficiencies, coughing and lung infections, and the patient is at risk of developing esophageal cancer.
The patient underwent a complex operation by a medical team led by Dr. Muktish to perform a peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), during which the muscle fibers were divided and the pressure of the esophageal sphincter was reduced to facilitate the delivery of food to the stomach.
Dr. Muktesh stated that this surgery is distinguished by protecting the body from exposure to external scars, and its success rate is estimated at 90%, and it is performed by a limited number of doctors in the world.
He continued: Shortly after the success of the surgery, the patient began to accept fluids that moved smoothly through the esophagus to the stomach, and after a few days she began eating normally without suffering from the symptoms that have accompanied her for years.
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