Doctors save man with rare liver disorder

A medical team in Abu Dhabi managed to save the life of a 36-year-old man after he was diagnosed with a dangerous liver aneurysm, caused by a rare genetic condition affecting the walls of blood vessels.

- Mohammed Abu Al Samen, Staff Reporter

The team performed six successful surgeries on the patient.

Earlier, the patient went to Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi after experiencing increasing pain in his back and left chest.

Tests revealed a leak in one of his blood vessels, which was later found to be linked to a rare hormonal disorder caused by a hormone called adrenaline, which damages the muscular walls of his body's blood vessels.

The patient underwent several delicate surgeries performed by a multidisciplinary team, during which doctors faced formidable challenges in balancing blood flow and preventing bleeding, but they eventually succeeded in controlling the condition and saving his life.

"The patient's condition could have been fatal if it had not been treated in time," said Dr Moatasiem Bukhari, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, adding that the patient was taking painkillers before being taken to the emergency department.