Madar (Nouakchott) - A Mauritanian military medical team on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, continued for a second straight day to perform cerebral catheterisations and treat congenital cerebral vascular malformations at the Military Cardiology Centre, under the supervision of an Egyptian neurologist, the national army's official website said.
According to the same source, the team carried out several catheterisations to treat congenital cerebral vascular malformations in patients, a first in the country, a day after the first cerebral catheterisation was performed on Tuesday to treat an aneurysm.
The director general of the armed and security forces' health service visited the centre with the director of medical affairs and was briefed on the procedures. The number of patients treated was not disclosed.
