Endoscopy to remove foreign object in patient's bronchus for 1 year

(DN) - On the afternoon of September 4, information from Thong Nhat General Hospital said: The hospital's Endoscopy Department team had just successfully performed bronchoscopy surgery to remove a foreign object, a snail shell, that had been stuck in the right bronchus of a male patient for a year.

The patient and the piece of snail shell that had been in the bronchus for a year were successfully removed. Photo: BVCC

Patient LMD, 54 years old (Dau Giay commune, Dong Nai province), was admitted to the hospital on September 4 with a cough of bright red blood. The cough had lasted for about a year, and despite multiple treatments, there was no improvement.

The patient's chest CT scan revealed a foreign object in the right main bronchus, so the doctor ordered an endoscopy to remove it. After nearly an hour of continuous operation, the Endoscopy Department team performed a flexible bronchoscopy and successfully removed the piece of snail shell from the patient's bronchus. The patient had choked on the foreign object for a year without realizing it.

Chronic airway foreign bodies are a dangerous but easily overlooked cause, especially when symptoms are atypical. Prolonged cough, recurrent pneumonia, or hemoptysis require careful examination and endoscopy when necessary. This is a difficult case, if left untreated for a long time, it will seriously affect the patient's health.

After a successful endoscopy, the patient continues to receive care and monitoring at the hospital.

Hanh Dung

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/xa-hoi/y-te/202509/noi-soi-gap-di-vat-nam-trong-phe-quan-benh-nhan-suot-1-nam-53c0f97/