The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvasurpassed “successfully”this Thursday a new intervention in the hospital, after undergoing emergency surgery on Tuesday for an intracranial hemorrhage.
“The intervention was successful” y “the president is awake and talking“, one of Lula’s doctors told reporters, Roberto Kalilwho yesterday had explained that it was a catheterization of “low risk” to “minimize the risk of future bleeding”.
The intervention carried out today began around 7:25 local time and had as its objective minimize the risk of future intracranial hemorrhages. According to Kalilit was a procedure relatively simplewhich lasted approximately one hour and was performed in the catheterization room, not in an operating room.
“Now he will go to the same bed that was in the Intensive Care Unit,” the doctor added after the intervention, according to the local newspaper. The Globe.
In response to the query of Infobaethe neurologist Alejandro Anderssonmedical director of the Buenos Aires Neurology Institute (INBA), explained that “embolization is an endovascular procedurewhich means that it is carried out within the blood vessels”. It is a technique that offers advantages compared to traditional open surgeries.
Andersson emphasized that it is a method less invasivehas a shorter recovery time and one high precision to treat specific vessels. Its main objective is prevent bleeding recurrences and reduce the risk of serious complications: “Helps prevent new bruising and reduces the need for future invasive surgeries”, he stated.
The medical team reported that Lula’s hospitalization should not be prolonged due to this new intervention, as reported The Globe. He is expected to leave the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the next two days and return to Brasilia next week.
According to his wife’s statements, Janja Lula da Silvathe president is in good condition and “will return renewed to continue working.”
The technique involved the introduction of a catheter through a groin punctureguided to the middle meningeal artery using real-time images. The closure of the small blood vessels through which blood flows was done with precision, using a embolizing agent which guarantees effective obstruction of the affected artery.
The neurosurgeon and director of the Microsurgical Neuroanatomy Laboratory of the University of Buenos Aires, Matías Baldoncini, pointed to Infobae the details of the technique used in Lula’s second intervention: “The middle meningeal artery blockage is done through a endovascular techniquewhich consists of accessing through a puncture in a artery to close it from the inside using an agent called Onyx. This material works as a plug that solidifies inside the artery.”
“The middle meningeal artery It is an artery that supplies blood to the meningesthe membranes that cover and protect the brain. Since it is located inside the skull, any damage or rupture of this artery can cause subdural hemorrhages (bleeding between the brain and meninges),” Andersson added.
This technique is commonly used in patients who have undergone drainage of brain hematomas, as occurred with Lula two days ago. Additionally, it can be performed under sedation or general anesthesia, a decision made at the time of the procedure according to the patient’s conditions.
The newspaper The Globe He stressed that the middle meningeal artery embolization It is a modern technique that, as the medical team highlighted, It is not considered a traditional surgery.
This procedure is particularly innovative because it allows intracranial hemorrhages to be treated in a less invasive way, with high precision and reduced recovery time. Its application in Lula reinforces its effectiveness as a method of preventing serious complications in patients with chronic subdural hematomas.
