Intestinal obstruction caused by swallowing a preserved plum.

On February 13th, Hoan My ITO Dong Nai Hospital announced that doctors had just performed emergency surgery on a patient who suffered from intestinal obstruction due to swallowing a preserved plum.

Patient NNT's health has stabilized after surgery to remove the foreign object from her intestine.

Specifically, patient NNT (68 years old, residing in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province) was admitted to the hospital with intermittent abdominal pain, severe abdominal distension, and constipation.

Through tests such as ultrasound, abdominal X-ray, and abdominal CT scan, doctors discovered that the patient had a small bowel obstruction. The patient received conservative treatment for 5 days, but their condition did not improve.

On the sixth day, doctors discovered a foreign object moving in the small intestine. After re-examining the patient's medical history, the patient revealed that they had recently swallowed a preserved plum but thought it had already been digested.

Doctors performed emergency surgery and removed a preserved plum (measuring 3cm x 2.5cm) from the patient's small intestine, along with nearly 1.5 liters of mossy fluid from the gut. Following the surgery, the patient's condition stabilized.

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