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A idiosyncratic from Tamil Nadu who suffered grievous injuries to his large humor vas was fixed a caller lease of beingness done an endovascular country astatine the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, recently.
Prashanth, 32, of Tirupathur met with a roadworthy mishap successful Kozhikode portion travelling to Sabarimala from Kannur. Though seated successful the beforehand enactment of the vehicle, helium had not been wearing the spot loop during the journey. Following the accident, Mr. Prashanth was near with fractured ribs and ankle bones.
Hospital sources said connected Sunday (October 12, 2025) that since helium developed breathing difficulty, helium was admitted to the intensive attraction portion and underwent a CT scan evaluation. He was detected to person an wounded to the aorta, the main humor vas from the bosom that pumps humor into each parts of the body, including brain. It was bleeding into his near lung.
Mr. Prashanth was instantly referred to the interventional radiology suite of the Radiology section wherever helium underwent attraction named ‘Fenestartion EndoVascular Aortic Repair’. EndoVascular Aortic Repair (EVAR) is simply a process that involves passing a stent graft done a six mm-sized pinhole into the humor vas of the groin. In immoderate patients, a meticulously planned spread volition beryllium created successful this stent graft done which different stent volition beryllium placed to support broadside branches disconnected the aorta. This process is called fenestration EVAR oregon FEVAR.
After the procedure, helium was treated by the Orthopaedics department. Hospital sources said that helium returned location successful a steadfast information recently. The procedures were led by M.P. Sreejayan, infirmary superintendent and Head of the Department of Surgery, and E. Devarajan, Head of the Department of Radiology.
