A group of neurosurgeons managed to successfully operate on an aged Indonesian Hajj pilgrim with acute hydrocephalus to save her life. Her condition was reversed by the doctors who installed a drainage system to reduce the build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in her brain.
The patient is now under strict observation in the intensive care unit and receiving ongoing therapeutic care for her full recovery.
Makkah, the seventh of June 2024. At King Abdulaziz Hospital in Makkah, a group of neurosurgeons were able to successfully perform a life-saving operation on an elderly Indonesian Hajj pilgrim who had been suffering from a severe brain condition. After experiencing acute hydrocephalus, also referred to as water on the brain, the female pilgrim, who was in her sixties at the time, found herself awake from a coma. The thorough examinations and diagnostic x-rays performed shortly after her arrival at the emergency department established the presence of a tumor pushing on her brainstem. In light of the gravity of her illness and the potential outcomes, the medical professionals moved swiftly to save her life by performing a surgical procedure with extreme caution. We meticulously fitted a drainage system, commonly known as a shunt, to alleviate the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in her brain.
This action successfully relieved the tension and reversed the progression of the deterioration of her condition. She was kept in the ICU for strict monitoring after the intervention. The patient started regaining consciousness slowly at different times and then fully. Nevertheless, they do not falter in their responsibility to her health, because they carry on with the proper medical therapy in the guidelines. She is monitored for her progress and provided with therapeutic care so that she may recover fully.
