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Aortic surgery saves 16-year-old athlete in Novosibirsk
A 16-year-old athlete in Russia’s Novosibirsk was rushed into emergency surgery after a horse weighing over 700 kilograms fell on him during a competition, causing a partial aortic tear. Follow-up imaging showed that the vascular graft was intact and blood pressure had equalized in both arms.
A 16-year-old athlete seriously injured during a competition in Novosibirsk underwent emergency surgery after doctors detected a partial tear in his aorta.
The athlete, who came from Udmurtia and had placed in the Russian championship in equestrian triathlon, had traveled to Novosibirsk to compete. During a jump, the horse, weighing over 700 kilograms, caught its foot on the obstacle and fell onto the athlete.
The tear occurred near the artery supplying the left arm
The athlete suffered a chest injury and was diagnosed with trauma-related aortic damage. The partial tear occurred in the section of the aorta near the artery supplying the left arm.
A vascular graft was used in the operation at the National Medical Research Center named after Academician Meshalkin. A follow-up computed tomography scan after the surgery showed that the graft was intact, while blood pressure had reached the same level in both arms.
Doctors said the internal bleeding could not have been stopped by any method other than emergency surgery. Even movement or sneezing could have caused the vessel to rupture completely, potentially resulting in death.
The center ordered its smallest graft
Surgeon Mamurjon Mahmudov said young patients with trauma-related aortic damage had been treated before, but this was the first time the team had encountered a patient of this age. Mahmudov said the center therefore ordered the smallest graft it uses for such procedures.
The National Medical Research Center named after Academician Meshalkin said the athlete would be able to lead a normal life and could become a mother in the future.
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