What should I do if I get stuck in the bones of fish after eating fish?
After a fish bone gets stuck in the throat: "Death self-rescue"
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No, Mr. Qin, a citizen, has recently been involved in this unfortunate thing.
At noon, Mr. Qin got stuck in the fish bone while eating crucian carp and felt a pain in his throat, but after forcibly swallowing the rice ball, the fish bone did not go down, and the pain was further aggravated.
At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he rushed to the otolaryngology department of Fengcheng Hospital for treatment, laryngoscopy showed no abnormality, esophageal CT showed that the upper edge of the esophagus entrance was about the upper edge of the sixth cervical vertebra, with a length and diameter of about 23mm, and was transferred to the Department of Gastroenterology.
After receiving the consultation, Dr. Wu Yonggang believed that the human esophageal lumen is narrow and the blood flow around the lumen is abundant, and if the fish bones stuck in them are not removed in time, it may lead to complications such as esophageal mucosal erosion, bleeding and even perforation, and the longer the time, the higher the risk, so he immediately decided to use an electronic gastroscope to remove the fish bones under intravenous anesthesia.
Through the mirror, the fish bones are about 2.5 cm long and have a C-shaped shape. Fish bones have penetrated the esophageal mucosa at both ends, which is more difficult to operate and more technically demanding for doctors and nurses than is common when one end is pierced into the mucosa.
Therefore, in the process of removing fish bones, medical personnel must be cautious and decisive, cooperate tacitly, and operate steadily, accurately and quickly, so as to avoid secondary damage to the esophagus, which may cause adverse consequences such as esophageal perforation. The whole operation lasted 5 minutes, and the fish bone was successfully removed.
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Wow, look at these 2 centimeters of fish bones
After waking up, Mr. Qin lamented that the whole operation process not only took a very short time, but also did not have any pain, just like dozing off, the pain in his throat disappeared completely. After staying for half an hour, he left the hospital happily without feeling any other discomfort.
Warm tips from Dr. Goh
The saying that "after being stuck in your throat by a foreign object, just swallow a few more bites of food" is unreliable. If you force swallow a meal, a foreign body can prick into the lining of the digestive tract due to the squeezing of food, causing an accident.
Therefore, if there is a foreign body sensation during eating, it is important to seek medical attention in time. Early presentation may only require laryngoscopy or gastroscopy, but delayed timing may lead to serious complications such as gastrointestinal perforation, mediastinal infection, bleeding, and heart puncture, which can lead to life-threatening complications.