DUBAI – An industrial clamp was removed from an Asian man’s genital after successful 30-minute Herculean task to save him from losing his organ to gangrene.
Two special teams of doctors and civil defence had joined hands to remove metal piece stuck around the part was removed at a Dubai hospital.
It was the first operation of its kind performed at Dubai’s Rashid Hospital after the patient’s member somehow got lodged within a mechanical aid he was using to urinate, The Khaleej Times reported.
“We got the case at 3 am and rushed him to the resuscitation room,” said trauma surgeon at the hospital’s emergency ward, Dr Haider Mahdi. He said the man, in his 30s, was in pain since his private part had swollen up.
“He was at risk of losing his organ through gangrene since blood supply had stopped. Every minute was precious,” said Dr Haider. “In a normal scenario, the end result would have been amputation.”
Painkillers were administered to the patient and the doctors first tried to cut out the metal with the equipment they usually use for cutting off rings. “But it was a thick metal with screws on one side and could not be cut,” Dr Haider told the paper.
At this point, the Dubai Civil Defence team was called in to assist the doctors.
“While the civil defence team was working out a way to cut off the metal, we cooled down the man’s organ since the cutting process would generate heat, put pressure and would add the risk of cuts,” said the doctor.
A rapid intervention team was formed after the hospital informed the Dubai civil defence of the case, said Lieutenant Mohammed Suhail Al Kutbi.
“Thanks to a modern device invented by First Lieutenant Khaled Hussein Shehata used to cut hard metal parts, the clamp was carefully removed in 30 minutes,” he added.
“Once the metal ring was removed, the blood supply was restored to the organ and the patient was kept under observation for a few hours. He was later discharged without any further complications,” said Dr Haider.
