The patient was seriously injured as a result of a traffic accident. The patient was brought to our hospital with a fracture of the neck where important ways of communication between the brain and the body passed through the esophagus, trachea and carotid artery. Although the surgery was risky, the 19-year-old patient was brought to life thanks to our team. 19-year-old patient, one-to-one hospital Opr. Dr. Mehmet Emin Türk, Deputy Chief Physician Opr.Dr.Sait BİLAL, Brain Spinal Cord Nerve Surgery Specialist Opr. Dr. He was grateful to Teoman Özdemir and the surgical team.
Our 19-year-old patient, whose fracture on his neck put pressure on his spinal cord and therefore had a life-long risk of paralysis, was able to stand up with the long efforts of doctors, nurses and the surgical team. Hospital Chief Physician Opr. Dr. Mehmet Emin Türk stated that the patient had a fracture in his neck as a result of a traffic accident and that they made great efforts to prevent the fracture from damaging the spinal cord. “We successfully completed the challenging surgery to keep our patient alive. It is proud of our hospital staff to connect the patient to life with great devotion. We are happy to successfully complete a risky surgery in our hospital and raise our patient. We are proud of our doctors and our team. ” Our team is located in the surgical team, Deputy Chief Physician Opr. Dr. Sait Bilal and Brain Spinal Cord Nerve Surgery Specialist Opr. Dr. Teoman Özdemir, told about the details of the surgery. Stating that the patient had a neck fracture following an in-vehicle traffic accident, he said, 19 Our 19-year-old patient who had a traffic accident in the vehicle was in very poor condition when he came to our hospital. He was unconscious and had partial paralysis on his right side. In our examination, our patient had brain edema and C5 fracture from the neck bones. Fractures exerted severe compression of the spinal cord. Since the general condition of our patient was not good, we followed the patient in the intensive care unit for 10 days. When her condition partially improved, we decided to perform surgery without waiting for the neck fracture to cause further damage to the spinal cord. Such surgeries are not very common. It was successfully performed in our hospital. Furthermore, we prevented the damage to the spinal cord caused by the fracture of the patient's neck and the paralysis of the hand and arm as a result of the operation performed. ”
19-year-old patient B.K. , Hospital Chief Physician Op. Dr. Mehmet Emin Türk, Deputy Chief Physician Op. Dr. Sait Bilal, Cerebrospinal Nerve Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Teoman Özdemir and the operation team said he was grateful.