MTRH records milestone with first renal artery bypass surgery

The complex procedure was conducted by cardiothoracic and vascular surgery team at the facility led by Dr. Stephen Takow to a 20-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with renovascular hypertension, caused by severe narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to her kidneys.

After determining that less invasive options like angioplasty and stenting were not suitable, the surgical team opted for the bypass procedure.

‎According to MTRH management, the surgery involves grafting a blood vessel either from the patient or a synthetic graft to bypass the blocked renal artery, thereby restoring normal blood flow to the kidneys.