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For the first time in Armenia, in MC Erebouni. Effective and innovative treatment of renal artery aneurysm.
In March 2nd of 2017, 59 y/o patient N.G. was admitted to MC Erebouni with macrohematuria (presence blood in urine). In 18.01.2017 a patient was carried out a resection of the left upper renal lobe for renal cell cancer. He was discharged in successful condition. However, 1.5 month later a patient noticed a blood in the urine (macrohematuria), which has become abundant for the last week. CT scan with intravenous contrasting has reveal the aneurysm of the additional left renal artery (which was the cause of blooding).
09.03.2017
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Thanks to the high professionalism of the specialists of the MC Erebuni was possible to restore the severed wrist
At the end of January of 2017, a patient G.Z., 1976 y/b, was admitted to Erebouni MC with left wrist amputation caused by the electric saw.
Urgently a patient was taken to operating room of Plastic Surgery and Microsurgery Department, where under the supervision of the Head of Department Armen Hovhannisyan (MD, PhD) and leading plastic surgeon Edgar Hayrapetyan (MD) was carried out the most complicated surgery- wrist replantation (restoration of metacarpal bones, flexor and extensor tendons , nerves, arteries and veins). The surgery lasted about 10 hours.
06.03.2017
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Adrenalectomy is the surgical removal of adrenal glands
Adrenal gland tumors is a focal growth of adrenal cells. Most of such tumors are benign and occur rarely. The causes of adrenal gland tumor development are unknown.
Adrenal glands produce hormones regulating metabolism, blood pressure as well as male and female sex hormones. Main clinical manifestations of adrenal gland tumor depend on what kind of hormone is produced in excess.
The main treatment is surgical removal of the adrenal gland so called adrenalectomy. The most frequently used and at the same time, the most traumatic method of treatment is an open access to an adrenal gland.
01.03.2017
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In Erebouni MC surgeons saved the patient with free-floating thrombus in carotid artery
A patient M.K., 65 y/o, in 17.12.2016 has admitted to Neurology Department of MC Erebouni with complaints of weakness in the left extremities. It was urgently carried out CT-angiography of neck and head, on which by radiologist Simonyan A.M. was revealed a life-threatening complication- free-floating thrombus on the plaque (stenosis 90 %) in the right internal carotid artery, which is almost completely occlude the lumen of the artery (Fig. 1), with two fresh stroke areas in the right hemisphere of the brain.
22.02.2017
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Chemotherapy Department of MC Erebouni: News from Paxman cool scalp
Recently, in 29.11.2016, the special designed device Paxman cool scalp ,which is unique in whole Caucasian region , was acquired by The Department of Chemotherapy of MC Erebouni . It is a special cooling device-cup for the head, due to which the patients can avoid hair loss while receiving chemotherapy curse for the treatment of oncological diseases.
30.01.2017
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New methods of treatment of the patients with pulmonary hypertension in MC Erebouni.
Pulmonary hypertension is a severe, progressive disease with a gradual pressure increase in the rightventricle, development of insufficiency on the right ventricle with a lethal outcome. Despite the latest advancesand successes in the treating of pulmonary hypertension, many patients remain in a severe condition with high hospitalization and medication expenses.
23.01.2017
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Risk is a noble cause!
In November 2015 a patient E.M., 1978y/b, Armenian living abroad has been admitted to MC Erebouni for surgical treatment of uterine fibroids.
The patient expects to be pregnant because of continuously increasing size of the belly, which corresponded to 20 weeks of pregnancy. According to ultrasound scan, it has been diagnosed: multiple uterine fibroids (the largest node on pedicle is 180× 106× 166 mm. the volume of the node is 1660 sm³), as well as several nodes of a small size ˜ 3 sm with a deformation of the uterine cavity.
16.01.2017
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Surgery on vertebral artery carried out in MC Erebouni returns the patient to a normal life
. According to the world literature, tumors, compressing the vertebral artery are rare and require the surgical intervention. Such patients usually come to the doctor in serious clinical condition. If the size of the tumor is large, the patients can hardly or even can`t take a food, often suffer from a cerebellar stroke, have a significant dizziness and uncoordinated movements, unable to move. Severe clinical appearance can often give an impression of hopelessness of the surgical intervention. However, after the removal of a mechanical obstruction and restoration of a normal blood flow to a brainstem, the patient is recovering very quickly with restoration of all functions.
09.01.2017
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In MC Erebouni is implemented a unique technology for Transcaucasian region. A new Chemo Cold Cap is a salvation from hair loss!
Hair loss is one of the most unpleasant and unwanted side-effects of chemotherapy. For most patients, especially women, who will undergo chemotherapy, the hair loss is a severe psychological trauma, and often is a main reason for refuse from the treatment.
12.12.2016
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