Successfully removed fish bone longer than 1.5cm that had been "residing" in patient's bronchus for 5 months

Da Nang Hospital has just successfully performed a procedure to remove a foreign body from the airway of a 53-year-old male patient using a flexible bronchoscopy under anesthesia. This is a specialized technique that requires close coordination between specialties and has been effective in diagnosing and treating complex respiratory diseases.

The patient is Mr. Nguyen Van T (53 years old, residing in Lang Co town, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien Hue province), admitted to the hospital with a prolonged cough, accompanied by a lot of phlegm, chest pain, and a history of bronchial asthma.

According to Mr. T, about 5 months ago, during a meal, he got a fish bone stuck in his throat and had a severe cough. However, because the symptoms were not obvious and gradually subsided after a few days, he did not go to the hospital for examination. It was not until the coughing became more severe and persistent, affecting his daily activities and sleep, that Mr. T was taken to the emergency room at a lower-level medical facility by his family.

During the endoscopy, doctors discovered a foreign object, a sharp, three-sided fish bone, about 1.4 x 1.5cm in size, deep in the patient's bronchus.

Here, he was assigned a chest CT scan, which discovered a foreign body in the form of a piece, about 5mm in size, located in the intermediate bronchus of the right lung, about 32mm from the bifurcation of the trachea. The image also recorded thickening of the bronchial wall, increased mucus secretion and fibrous bands in the lung lobes. Immediately after that, the patient continued to be transferred to Da Nang Hospital for further intensive treatment.

At the Department of Respiratory Medicine - Allergy Immunology, after examination and interdisciplinary consultation, the patient was assigned to perform flexible bronchoscopy under anesthesia - a technique periodically deployed at Da Nang Hospital in coordination with the Department of Anesthesia and Resuscitation.

Patient Nguyen Van T. is gradually recovering after a successful surgery to "remove a fish bone that had been lodged in the bronchus for 5 months".

During the endoscopy, the doctors discovered that the foreign object was a sharp, three-sided fish bone, about 1.4 x 1.5cm in size, located deep in the intermediate bronchus, between the middle and lower lobes of the right lung. This is a difficult location to access because it can easily cause bleeding and irritation of the airway if not handled correctly. ..

After the intervention, the patient was alert, no longer had chest pain, cough symptoms improved significantly, lungs ventilated well and was being actively monitored for recovery.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/y-te/lay-thanh-cong-xuong-ca-dai-hon-1-5cm-tru-5-thang-trong-phe-quan-benh-nhan-i771059/