A 61 -year -old man in Mannar, Sri Lanka had a puncture and died after accidentally swallowed a fishbone.According to family members, he recently eated fish more often after reading many articles about the health benefits of this food.He did not smoke nor drink alcohol, had high blood pressure and diabetes but were well controlled by hard work.
The man who had a perforation of his intestines due to accidentally swallowing fishbone (illustration)
Everything happened when he began to complain to his family members that he had abdominal pain.Thinking that he was a digestive disorder, he bought himself or taken medicine but could not help it.Three days later, the pain was getting more intense, his abdomen was bulging, vomiting and constipation.In particular, he still has a high fever of nearly 40 degrees and so tired that he almost lies in one place.The family members now panicked and took him to Dai Phuong Hospital.
The medical staff checked and found that his small intestine was seriously inflated.The conclusion that he had acute peritonitis accompanied by an infection but unknown cause.This greatly affects the treatment so immediately, an emergency surgery surgery has been conducted.
Unexpectedly, a fishing bone was discovered in his ileum, resulting in a 5 mm hole.The surgeon was forced to remove a 10 cm long ileum and remove the fishbone.However, even when the surgery was successful, other consecutive treatments were performed, his condition was worse.Finally, he died 8 hours later.
His treatment doctor shared: “Most strange substances or foreign objects escape safely when excreted.But some may cause complications such as bleeding or puncture of the gastrointestinal tract.Especially with sharp objects, complicated shapes like fish bones.The jagged and sharp properties of the fishbone can damage the mucosa and cause serious intestinal ulcers.
Cases of gastric, intestinal and esophageal perforation caused by fish bones are not uncommon.However, the intestinal perforation at the ileum position (the following section of the jejun and the duodenum, it accounts for about half the lower length of the small intestine) is quite rare.At this time, there will be high mortality due to many dangerous complications such as peritonitis, infections. ”
When eating fish should be careful and do not arbitrarily handle when fishbone bone (Artwork)
The doctor also warned that it should be careful when eating fish, especially those with many hard bones, small bones.When bones, need to stop eating immediately and spitting out food in your mouth, not swallowing anything else.In particular, if the bone is detected large, causing discomfort on the spot, it does not perform the method of fishbone in the style of word of mouth.It is best to go to the nearest medical facility.In addition, after eating and drinking with abdominal pain, abdominal distention, fever, fatigue ... persistent, it takes the hospital as soon as possible.
Source and photo: Chosun, The Paper