# Medical emergency ingestions in Vietnam

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/medical-emergency-ingestions-in-vietnam
> Updated: 2026-08-24T14:54:00.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

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.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-24: 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.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tam-nong-medical-center-removes-20cm-toothbrush-from-patients-stomach

### 2026-08-23: 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.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/viet-duc-hospital-surgeons-reconstruct-digestive-tract-after-chemical-ingestion

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