Young man swallows bamboo toothpick, leading to intestinal perforation

On January 15, Kon Tum General Hospital announced that it had successfully performed emergency surgery on a patient whose intestines had been punctured by a bamboo toothpick.

Accordingly, on the evening of January 12, Mr. AT (26 years old, residing in Ro Koi commune, Sa Thay district) swallowed a bamboo toothpick. The victim was taken to the Kon Tum General Hospital for emergency treatment in a state of severe pain in the right iliac fossa.

Immediately after admission, the patient was assigned by the doctors to perform the necessary clinical tests and diagnosed with acute appendicitis with foreign body.

Male patient with bamboo toothpick piercing intestine successfully treated by doctors

PHOTO: KON TUM PROVINCE GENERAL HOSPITAL

That same evening, doctors from the General Surgery Department of Kon Tum General Hospital performed endoscopic surgery to successfully remove a foreign object, a bamboo toothpick. The patient's intestines were punctured by the toothpick.

After surgery, the patient was treated, closely monitored and made good progress. The patient is currently recovering at the Department of General Surgery and will be discharged in the next few days.

Doctors warn that bamboo toothpicks are everyday items, and if not used carefully, they can cause unpredictable accidents. Therefore, everyone needs to be careful when using toothpicks to avoid dangerous situations. If you accidentally choke or swallow a foreign object, you need to go to a medical facility immediately for examination, monitoring and timely treatment.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nam-thanh-nien-nuot-tam-tre-dan-den-thung-ruot-185250115110911279.htm