Nghe An: Successful emergency surgery on 19-month-old girl with nail piercing eye

Tan Ky DNUM_AEZAHZCACB 13:32

(Baonghean.vn) - After more than 1 hour of surgery, the surgical team removed a 3 cm long nail from the girl's eye.

On July 4, Tan Ky District Medical Center is monitoring patient NKD. (19 months old, residing in Tan Long commune, Tan Ky district) after surgery to remove a nail from his eye.

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Doctors perform surgery on the girl. Photo: Provided by Tan Ky Medical Center.

Previously, on the afternoon of July 2, Tan Ky Medical Center received emergency treatment for a girl with a hard foreign object, about 3 cm long, piercing her left eye.

Through initial examination, doctors determined that the patient had a metal foreign object shot through the upper eyelid close to the sclera, a complex wound with damage to the upper lacrimal canal.

A 3cm long nail was removed from the eye. Photo: Provided by Tan Ky Medical Center

Immediately afterwards, the baby was transferred to the operating room for emergency surgery to remove the foreign object from the eye socket, combined with eyelid reconstruction and lacrimal canal reconstruction. After more than an hour, the surgical team removed a 3cm long nail from the girl's eye.

After surgery, the baby's health was quite stable, the baby was no longer panicked, the baby's eye condition had a good prognosis in terms of both vision and aesthetics. Fortunately, the baby did not suffer any internal eye damage, so it will not cause blindness later.

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