After swallowing a tongue piercing during dinner, a 19-year-old girl had to be rushed to the emergency room at Hospital 108 with the piercing lodged deep in her stomach.
90 minutes to remove a tongue ring from the stomach.
According to doctors at the Gastroenterology Emergency Department of the Central Military Hospital 108 (Hospital 108), in the case of the aforementioned female patient, abdominal CT scans showed a 2 cm metallic foreign object located in the stomach, suspected to have pierced the stomach wall.
The tongue ring, mixed in with food, was removed by doctors performing an emergency endoscopy.
"If this foreign object wasn't removed, it could perforate the digestive tract during movement. We decided to perform an emergency endoscopic removal even though the patient had just eaten about two hours earlier and still had a lot of food in their stomach. After about 90 minutes of pumping in water and suctioning out the food, the doctors successfully removed the foreign object," a member of the on-call team shared.
The girl said that while having dinner at home, she accidentally swallowed her tongue piercing and had to rush to the hospital.
Dr. Ngo Thi Hoai, Deputy Head of the Gastroenterology Emergency Department (Hospital 108), shared that to avoid choking on foreign objects, one should chew thoroughly and eat slowly. Tongue piercing should be avoided due to aesthetic concerns and safety risks. If a foreign object is accidentally swallowed, absolutely do not attempt to remove it yourself; seek medical attention immediately.
Many types of foreign objects can cause choking.
According to doctors, Hospital 108 has received many cases of foreign body aspiration. Recently, the hospital's on-call team received a 76-year-old male patient who was brought to the hospital by his family after swallowing a chicken bone during a meal at home.
During an emergency gastroscopy, doctors discovered a chicken bone lodged across the patient's esophagus. Removing the bone at this location could easily puncture the esophagus, pierce major blood vessels near the heart, or enter the airway. Therefore, the doctors had to carefully rotate the bone and remove it without causing further injury to the patient.
According to Doctor Hoai, foreign objects in the digestive tract can occur when eating and talking at the same time, such as chicken bones or fish bones. Sometimes, foreign objects accidentally fall in during the process of removing or inserting dentures, such as dentures for the elderly or tongue rings for young people. Occasionally, objects are swallowed intentionally, such as coins, toothbrushes, or safety pins.
Regardless of the type of foreign object, patients should seek medical attention at a specialized facility as soon as possible for removal. Failure to remove it promptly can lead to perforation of the digestive tract, potentially causing infection, mediastinal or intra-abdominal abscesses, peritonitis, and even life-threatening complications.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cap-cuu-do-lo-nuot-chiec-khuyen-luoi-185250302104130388.htm
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