Save the baby who swallowed a 2.5 cm long dental needle into his stomach

On January 29, Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Hospital Dong Hoi ( Quang Binh ) announced that doctors had just performed an endoscopy and removed a dental needle from the digestive tract of patient HTT (5 years old, residing in Phu Thuy commune, Le Thuy district, Quang Binh).

The sharp dental needle was removed.

Previously, while undergoing endodontic treatment at a local medical facility, T. swallowed a needle (dental instrument) into his digestive tract and was transferred to the Vietnam - Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi for treatment.

Immediately upon admission, the hospital's Emergency, Diagnostic Imaging, Functional Testing - Endoscopy, Anesthesia - Resuscitation departments coordinated endoscopy and anesthesia to remove the foreign object in baby T's digestive tract.

The endoscopy was performed carefully and skillfully by the doctors to avoid pushing the foreign object further down. The doctors then removed the foreign object, a sharp-tipped dental needle, about 2.5 cm in size.

Currently, T.'s health condition is stable, he is receiving IV fluids and is being monitored.

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