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On November 24, Doctor Nguyen Duc Cuong, Director of Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Hospital Dong Hoi (Quang Binh), said that doctors had just surgically closed a cranial fistula caused by a pair of chopsticks penetrating from the nose to the human brain. 11 year old man, saved patient's life.
Accordingly, patient PVT (born in 1988, residing in Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province) was taken to the emergency room by his family at the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Hospital Dong Hoi with headaches, loss of vision, and heavy fluid flow. in the nose and throat.
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Mr. T's chopsticks taken out after surgery |
According to the patient's family, about 5 months ago, while drinking, Mr. T. had a fight with someone else and was injured. Mr. T. was taken to the emergency room but no abnormalities were detected in the nose area. He only received medical treatment and then went home.
Recently, Mr. T. felt an itch in his nose so he used tweezers to pick up a foreign object and suddenly discovered that the large foreign object inside was a pair of chopsticks.
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A CT scan of Mr. T's brain revealed broken chopsticks |
Family members took Mr. T to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital (Dong Hoi) for emergency treatment. Through a CT scan of the brain, doctors noted intracranial pneumothorax. After conducting consultation, the medical team decided to perform endoscopic surgery through the nose combined with microsurgery to close the craniospinal fistula for the patient.
Currently, the patient's health condition is stable and he continues to receive recovery treatment awaiting discharge from the hospital.
According to MSc. Doctor II Nguyen Van Man, Head of Neurosurgery Department, Huu Nghi Vietnam - Cuba Dong Hoi Hospital, this is considered a rare case. Doctors must carefully consider and choose the optimal surgical method to avoid leaving sequelae for the patient.
