Hospital 22-12: Endoscopic intervention successfully removed 3 long bones in patient's colon

The Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Hospital 22-12 has just successfully performed endoscopic intervention to remove 3 long bones that had existed for more than 1 year in the colon of patient D.VB (69 years old, Nam Cam Ranh ward).

Accordingly, patient D.VB entered Hospital 22-12 with a dull abdominal pain that lasted for more than a year. Recently, the pain has tended to increase gradually, persistently in the lower abdomen, greatly affecting the patient's daily activities and quality of life. According to patient B., he had been examined and taken many types of medicine, but the symptoms did not improve. When he came to Hospital 22-12 for examination, Mr. B. was prescribed a colonoscopy. Doctors discovered inflammation and ulcers in the colon, accompanied by many unusual foreign objects. Notably, during the endoscopy, the team removed three long bones, suspected to be fish or poultry bones, deeply embedded in the colon wall, causing prolonged inflammation.

The medical team at Hospital 22-12 used endoscopy to remove a foreign object, a bone, from the patient's colon.

According to the team of doctors who performed the removal of the foreign object for the patient, in the case of patient B., fortunately, it was discovered in time so the patient did not have serious complications such as intestinal perforation or abdominal abscess. After all the abnormalities were removed, patient B.'s health has stabilized. Currently, the patient is still being monitored and treated for the inflammation and ulcers caused by the foreign object...

Bone fragments removed from the patient's colon.

Since the beginning of the year, the Department of Gastroenterology - Hospital 22-12 has successfully performed endoscopic intervention to remove foreign objects in 8 cases. Thereby, the doctor warned: People, especially the elderly, need to eat slowly, chew thoroughly, avoid swallowing bones or hard objects when eating. When there are symptoms such as prolonged abdominal pain, digestive disorders of unknown cause, you should go to a medical facility with a gastroenterology department for early examination and treatment.

C.DAN

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