On December 2, Hung Vuong Hospital (HCMC) announced that doctors at the hospital had just saved the life of a patient whose intestines were pierced by a 3.5cm fish bone, which entered the abdominal cavity, causing peritonitis and ovarian abscess.
Doctors on the treatment team said this was an extremely rare accident, progressed rapidly and had a mortality rate of more than 90% if not treated promptly.
A 3.5cm fish bone was removed. Photo: BVCC
According to the patient, 20 days ago, Ms. Th. swallowed a fish bone without realizing it because she had a habit of eating rice with fish while chatting.
In the following days, Mrs. Th. felt a slight pain in her abdomen, the pain gradually increased to the point of being unbearable. Because the pain was located in the lower abdomen, Mrs. Th. thought she had a gynecological disease.
On the afternoon of November 30, the patient's family took him to Hung Vuong Hospital for emergency care in a lethargic state. His heart rate was very fast, and the doctor had to give him oxygen through a mask.
After examination, the doctor discovered that the patient had signs of a serious infection. The ultrasound image later recorded many abscesses in the abdomen, warning signs of peritonitis, severe sepsis, requiring immediate surgery.
That very night, Associate Professor, Dr. Huynh Nguyen Khanh Trang - Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Head of the Department of Delivery, Hung Vuong Hospital immediately initiated a treatment plan with the coordination of doctors at Cho Ray Hospital.
2 liters of thick green pus in the patient's abdominal cavity. Photo: BVCC
The surgery lasted more than 4 hours. Doctors from the two hospitals discovered nearly 2 liters of thick, green pus in Mrs. Th's abdominal cavity, which was very smelly. Her left ovary and fallopian tube were 15cm dilated, filled with thick pus, and stuck to the end of her large intestine.
Doctors performed a complete dissection of the abscess and discovered a 3.5cm long fish bone fragment that had pierced the intestines and entered the abdominal cavity.
After removing the fish bone, the patient's condition continued to be severely infected due to long-standing intestinal perforation and severe diffuse peritonitis, so he was transferred to Cho Ray Hospital for further treatment of intestinal damage.
By the morning of December 2, the patient's health condition had gradually stabilized.
Nguyen Linh
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