Amman: Medical teams at Al-Bashir Government Hospital have performed a first-of-its-kind surgery at Ministry of Health hospitals to treat a 10-year-old girl suffering from Moyamoya disease, a rare cerebrovascular disorder.
According to Jordan News Agency, Director of Al-Bashir Hospitals, Ali Abdallat, stated that the child had been experiencing recurrent strokes and seizures due to this complex condition, which causes narrowing of the carotid artery in the brain, leading to serious neurological complications that can affect brain growth and cognitive abilities.
He explained that treatment had previously been limited to using blood thinners to reduce complications. In this procedure, surgeons successfully transplanted a blood vessel from the patient’s own body to restore proper brain blood flow and lower the risk of future strokes.
The milestone operation was a collaborative effort involving the pediatric neurosurgery, pediatric neurology, intensive care, and vascular surgery teams. Abdallat described it as one of the most advanced and delicate brain surgeries performed for children.
The surgery, he said, lasted four hours, and the girl was discharged in excellent condition. She will be re-evaluated in four months, with doctors expecting her stroke symptoms to disappear, allowing her to stop blood thinners and return to normal life.
Abdallat said Al-Bashir Hospital, with Health Ministry support, continues to advance specialized medical services through adopting latest technologies to meet patient needs.