7-year-old girl in Tuyen Quang hospitalized after eating porridge for breakfast

GĐXH - Through endoscopy, doctors discovered a piece of pig bone with a sharp tip, about 1.2x0.7 cm in size, embedded in the esophagus wall, about 18 cm from the upper jaw arch.

According to information from Tuyen Quang Provincial General Hospital, recently doctors here received and treated a 7-year-old patient, MTT, residing in Lam Binh district, who choked on a bone after eating pork bone porridge for breakfast.

The doctor successfully removed a piece of pig bone from the patient's esophagus. Photo: BVCC

It is known that the patient was brought to the hospital by his family with a sore throat, difficulty swallowing and a feeling of something stuck in his throat. At the hospital, doctors quickly examined him and prescribed an esophagogastroduodenoscopy under anesthesia for treatment.

Dr. Hua Van Duong, Deputy Head of the Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, who directly performed the endoscopy, said that the endoscopy team coordinated with the anesthesiologist to successfully remove a piece of pig bone measuring about 1.2 x 0.7 cm. The piece of bone had a sharp tip, embedded in the wall of the esophagus about 18 cm from the upper jaw. After the procedure, the patient's health was stable and did not need to be hospitalized.

What to do when swallowing foreign objects?

According to Dr. Hua Van Duong, foreign bodies in the esophagus are a common emergency in daily life, especially during eating. In adults, common foreign bodies include fish bones, chicken bones, duck bones, pork bones or sharp objects such as toothpicks. Meanwhile, children often accidentally swallow small foreign objects such as rings, coins, buttons, small toys or longan seeds.

Depending on the type of foreign object, the degree of damage to the esophagus will vary. Sharp foreign objects such as fish bones, chicken bones or pork bones can cause serious damage such as bleeding, esophageal perforation, infection or mediastinal abscess.

If detected early and treated promptly, the risk of complications will be minimized. However, in case of late detection, the treatment process will become complicated and can be life-threatening.

Doctors recommend that people should take note that if they have symptoms of suspected foreign body aspiration such as pain, discomfort, or difficulty breathing in the throat, they should quickly go to a medical facility with expertise and technical equipment for timely examination and treatment.

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