Dubai civil defence, doctors save man's private part from amputation

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Dubai civil defence, doctors save mans private part from amputation

Dubai - The metal piece stuck around the part was removed at a Dubai hospital.

By Amira Agarib, Asma Ali Zain

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Published: Thu 15 Mar 2018, 1:20 PM

It was a 30-minute Herculean task for two special teams who tried to remove an 'industrial clamp' from the private part of an Asian man recently. Doctors from the Rashid Hospital and a team from the Dubai Civil Defence joined hands in the first operation of its kind to cut out the device from the genitalia of the man who would have otherwise risked losing his organ to gangrene.
According to a report in an Arabic daily, the man was using a mechanical aid to help him urinate but somehow his member got lodged within it.
"We got the case at 3am and rushed him to the resuscitation room," said Dr Haider Mahdi, senior specialist, trauma surgeon at the Rashid Hospital's emergency ward.
The man, who was in his 30s, was in pain since his private part had swollen up.
"He was at risk of losing his organ through gangrene since blood supply had stopped.
Every minute was precious," said Dr Haider. "In a normal scenario, the end result would have been amputation."
Dr Haider said painkillers were administered to the patient and the doctors first tried to cut out the metal with equipment they usually use for cutting off rings. "But it was a thick metal with screws on one side and could not be cut," he said.
A team from the Dubai Civil Defence was then called in, who assessed the situation and called a technician from their team.
"While the civil defence team was working out a way to cut off the metal, we cooled down the man's organ since the cutting process would generate heat, put pressure and would add the risk of cuts," said the doctor.
Lieutenant Mohammed Suhail Al Kutbi of the Dubai Civil Defence said a rapid intervention team was formed after the hospital informed them of the case. Thanks to a modern device invented by First Lieutenant Khaled Hussein Shehata used to cut hard metal parts, the clamp was carefully removed in 30 minutes.
"Once the metal ring was removed, blood supply was restored to the organ and the patient was kept under observation for a few hours. He was later discharged without any further complications," said Dr Haider.
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