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2 clusters · 5 sources · 2 days · First seen 4 days ago · Last updated 2 days ago

Medical emergency ingestions in Vietnam

Overview

Medical reports from Vietnam detail two separate instances of emergency interventions following the ingestion of harmful or foreign objects.

At Viet Duc University Hospital, surgeons completed a complex, two-stage reconstruction to restore a patient’s digestive tract after the accidental ingestion of toilet cleaner. The chemical caused severe burns, necessitating the removal of the stomach and the creation of a new food passage using a segment of the colon to connect the pyriform sinus to the small intestine. After intensive rehabilitation, the patient has regained the ability to drink water.

In a separate incident at Tam Nong Regional Medical Center, doctors used endoscopy to remove a 20cm toothbrush from a patient’s stomach. The object had been swallowed accidentally and was lodged within food residue. The procedure, performed under general anesthesia, successfully extracted the toothbrush intact without causing internal bleeding or perforations.

Entities

Viet Duc University Hospital · Pham Trung Dung · Phú Thọ · Tam Nong Regional Medical Center

Timeline

2 days ago

[HEALTH] 3 sources
Tam Nong Medical Center removes 20cm toothbrush from patient's stomach
Doctors in Phu Tho, Vietnam, successfully used endoscopy to remove a 20cm toothbrush from a patient's stomach after accidental ingestion.
4 days ago

[HEALTH] 2 sources
Viet Duc Hospital surgeons reconstruct digestive tract after chemical ingestion
Surgeons in Vietnam successfully reconstructed a patient's digestive tract using a colon segment after accidental toilet cleaner ingestion caused the loss of their stomach and natural food passage.

Sources

anninhthudo.vn · baophutho.vn · baotintuc.vn · nhandan.vn · vtv.vn