Successfully removed 5cm long bamboo toothpick from patient's stomach

Previously, Mr. LVT, born in 1965 in Son Thinh hamlet, Thanh Thinh commune (Thanh Chuong), came to Thanh Chuong General Hospital for examination due to epigastric pain for 3 days.

Through examination, the doctor diagnosed and prescribed a gastrointestinal endoscopy. During the endoscopy, it was discovered that near the pylorus of the stomach there was a bamboo toothpick (still intact) that had pierced the stomach wall causing inflammation and ulceration.

As soon as the foreign object was discovered, the doctors performed an endoscopy under anesthesia and successfully removed the stick.bamboo toothpicksabout 5 cm long, intact, pointed at both ends, does not damage the patient's stomach or intestinal mucosa.

After removing the foreign object, the patient continued to be monitored, is now in stable health and can be discharged from the hospital.

According to patient T., due to the habit of using a toothpick after eating and holding the toothpick while watching TV, he fell asleep and swallowed the toothpick without realizing it.

Doctors advise: If foreign body cases like this are not detected and treated promptly, the foreign body can penetrate the digestive tract wall into the abdomen, causing bleeding and peritonitis, which is life-threatening.

To avoid complications caused by foreign objects in the digestive tract, people should not sleep with toothpicks in their mouths. If they accidentally swallow a foreign object, they should go to a medical facility immediately for timely treatment./.