Removing barb fish bone stuck in patient's neck for 4 months

(Baonghean) -The patient, Ms. Nguyen Thi Quy from Nghi Loc, came to the General Clinic - Vinh Medical University on the morning of October 24 with pain in the throat, back of the neck, and difficulty moving her arms and neck. The patient had been diagnosed with a throat abscess by many medical facilities, and had had pus drained but it did not improve.

According to Ms. Quy, 4 months ago, Ms. Quy got a catfish bone stuck in her throat while she was 7 months pregnant. After using folk remedies and visiting many medical facilities, Ms. Quy went to the Vinh Medical University Clinic. Here, she had an X-ray and endoscopy, and the doctor discovered a foreign object lying horizontally on the third cervical vertebra. Doctor Tran Quynh Lien, who directly removed the foreign object for patient Quy, said: The catfish bone in the patient's throat was 1.5 cm long. Although the bone was not long, it was quite sharp and had serrated edges, so when removing the bone, one had to be very careful to avoid causing pain to the patient.

A 1.5 cm long fish bone was removed from patient Quy's throat.



Patient Quy has just been "freed" from the pain of having a bone stuck in his neck.
4 months now.

Fish bone stuck in throat is a common accident while eating and drinking. Since the beginning of the year, Vinh Medical University Clinic has treated hundreds of patients with fish bone stuck in throat, in which this case is quite severe, if not detected and treated promptly, it will cause many dangerous complications. According to the recommendations of doctors, when a patient has a fish bone stuck in throat, within 24 hours they should seek medical attention and should not intentionally apply common folk remedies or use their hands to pick their throat, which will increase the risk of infection in the wound.

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