In a rare feat, 92-year-old woman in Iran had gallbladder removed without anesthesia
In a major medical breakthrough, surgeons at a hospital in central Iran’s Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province have successfully performed a complete gallbladder removal surgery without anaesthesia.
According to Iran’s national broadcaster IRIB, the surgery was performed on a 92-year-old woman at Bibi Hakimeh Hospital in Gachsaran city without using any sedatives or anesthesia, a procedure doctors say has rarely been documented anywhere in the world.
Dr. Maziar Karamnezhad, the lead surgeon, spoke about the successful procedure.
"The patient, a 92-year-old woman, suffered from very advanced heart and lung failure, underlying diseases, and a gallbladder condition," he was quoted as saying by IRIB.
"She had been hospitalized for two months in hospitals in neighboring provinces."
According to the surgeon, doctors had previously performed multiple diagnostic tests on the elderly patient. However, due to the severity of her underlying diseases and the advanced state of her heart and lung conditions, they were unable to administer anesthesia.
Given that she was unable to eat or drink, a team of doctors at the Bibi Hakimeh Hospital reviewed her condition and made a decisive judgment.
‼️In a major medical breakthrough, for the first time in world, gallbladder removal surgery was successfully performed at Bibi Hakimeh Hospital in Iran’s Gachsaran.
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"After reviewing her condition, we decided to perform gallbladder surgery," Dr. Karamnezhad said.
"According to various studies, until now, it has been rare – and has not been done anywhere in the world – to perform a complete, therapeutic gallbladder removal surgery without administering sedatives or anesthesia, with the gallbladder extracted from the patient's body," the surgeon elaborated.
He emphasized that the surgical team at Bibi Hakimeh Hospital in Gachsaran accomplished what has rarely been attempted globally.
"The patient is fully conscious, aware of time and place, and her general condition is good," Dr. Karamnezhad added.
The successful operation, performed on a patient with multiple high-risk factors, represents a significant breakthrough and offers new possibilities for treating elderly patients with complex underlying conditions who cannot tolerate anesthesia, according to doctors.
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