A significant achievement has been noted at the Cardiodrogy Clinic at the University Clinical Centre in Kosovo ( KKUK), where for the first time a local team of doctors successfully replaced the entire arch of the aorta, one of the most complex interventions in heart surgery.

The operation was performed on a 52-year-old patient who was diagnosed with an acute design of Stanford A, an extremely dangerous condition for life that requires immediate surgical intervention.

The patient had initially sought help at Ferizaj Regional Hospital, due to severe chest and back pain. After questioning a serious problem with the aorta, he had rushed to QKUK, where examinations confirmed diagnosis.

During the operation, doctors concluded that the opening of the inner layer of the aorta was just in its bow, which made it necessary to replace the whole segment.

In addition to this intervention, the medical team managed to maintain the patient’s natural aorta, repairing it without the need for an artificial valve to be installed.

The combination of these two procedures is considered especially challenging, requiring advanced surgical techniques and extraordinary care for the preservation of the bloodstream toward the brain and other vital organs.

52-year-old leaves hospital after 11 days

After surgery, the patient’s health condition has marked rapid improvement.

After 11 days of treatment and postoperial care, he has been released from the hospital in very good health to continue his recovery at home.

Who are the doctors who carried out the historical intervention?

The operation was carried out by the local KKKUK Cardiosurgy team, led by cardiosurgeons Dr. Andrew Shala and Dr. Arben Muji.

Part of the team were anesthesiologists Dr. Dafina Matoshi, Dr. Flamur Krasniqi and Dr. Abednego Gallapin.

In the realisation of the intervention, Flora Abazi and Zejnullah Merturias contributed to the intervention, as well as the Zenelaj winning players, Besiana Gashi and Shukije Rexha.

This intervention marks an important step for Kosovo’s health system, as it proves that complexisation operations on this scale can also be realised by local teams, without the need for patients to be sent abroad necessarily for treatment.

Achievement is estimated as a result of professional preparation, collaboration of medical teams and embezzlement of modern surgical techniques through training in European centres.

Source Layer: Insander