A man who swallowed a fish bone seven years ago developed a lung infection.

On February 19th, Dr. Tran The Vinh, from the General Surgery Department (Central Highlands Regional General Hospital), reported that doctors at his unit had successfully removed a fish bone lodged deep in the respiratory tract of a 56-year-old male patient.

According to initial information, on February 16th, the hospital admitted patient HVP (56 years old, residing in Hamlet 9, Hoa Son Commune, Krong Bong District) with symptoms of chest pain, persistent cough, and coughing up blood.

The man had a fish bone stuck in his lung, with the foreign object lodged deep inside (Photo: Uy Nguyen).

During the interview, patient P. stated that seven years ago, he ate tuna soup and choked, feeling as if a fish bone had entered his throat. Afterward, he sought medical attention at several healthcare facilities inside and outside the province, but no foreign object was found.

Based on the above information, doctors in the General Surgery Department of the Central Highlands Regional General Hospital ordered several paraclinical tests for the patient, leading to a diagnosis of pneumonia with a foreign object lodged deep in the lung.

Subsequently, the patient underwent a bronchoscopy procedure to remove a foreign object, a 1x2cm fish bone with serrated edges, from the lung.

According to Doctor Tran The Vinh, the foreign object that was removed was small but had gone deep inside. Although it did not cause suffocation, it caused an infection in the lungs, leading to persistent chest pain, coughing, fever, and coughing up blood.

After the foreign object was removed from the lung, the patient felt better and their health gradually stabilized.

Dr. Vinh advises that foreign objects lodged in the airway can lead to many complications; therefore, if you feel a foreign object entering your airway, you should immediately go to a medical facility for timely treatment.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/hoc-xuong-ca-tu-7-nam-truoc-nguoi-dan-ong-bi-nhiem-trung-phoi-20240219194259871.htm