Rare case: Man puts a can of water into his anus

A 34-year-old male patient was admitted to People's Hospital 115 (HCMC) due to inserting a can of bird's nest drink into his anus.

Endoscopic images showed the can with its cap intact in the patient's rectum. Due to the large size of the foreign object, doctors could not remove it endoscopically because it could cause injury to the anal sphincter. The patient was transferred to the General Surgery Department for monitoring and treatment using anesthesia combined with strong muscle relaxants to dilate the anal sphincter and the doctor used specialized tools to remove it.

Endoscopic image of bird's nest can in patient's rectum..

Not long before, a 27-year-old male patient was hospitalized after swallowing a foreign object for 7 days. Endoscopy images of the stomach showed two sharp metal rods tied together. All 4 ends of the foreign object were sharp and only one end was free, the remaining three were deeply embedded in the wall of the stomach antrum.

The patient said that because he was sent to a drug rehabilitation center and wanted to go home, he tied two sharp metal bars together in an X shape with a rubber band, then used a tissue to roll them into a straight line to swallow.

Two metal bars are tied with elastic bands in an X shape.

After consultation, the doctors decided to remove the foreign object from the patient's stomach by endoscopy with the support of a surgical team. The endoscopist used rat-toothed forceps to pull the foreign object out of the stomach wall, then used a noose to fix the two metal bars into a straight line and successfully pulled it out.

Foreign bodies in the digestive tract are often caused by patients swallowing animal bones, toothpicks, dentures, pills with shells, and rare intentional foreign bodies... Some particularly complicated cases cannot be removed by endoscopy or because the patient arrives late at the hospital, complications arise and require surgical treatment or special methods.

To prevent foreign body swallowing accidents, be careful not to suck on toothpicks, remove dentures before going to bed, check your medication carefully when taking it, limit talking and laughing while eating, and do not put anything into your body. If you accidentally swallow a foreign body, see a doctor immediately, do not eat more or try to swallow more food to wash it down.

According to VNE