Huế: Fish bone removed from man's lung after five years

THỪA THIÊN-HUẾ — Doctors from the Huế Central Hospital in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province removed a fish bone fragment that was stuck in a man’s lung on Wednesday.

Doctors said the man,  七 四, from Hương Trà town, was taken to the hospital with suspected pneumonia.

The man told doctors he had eaten fish soup and had swallowed a bone five years ago, but he thought the fragment had gone down his throat.

The patient had a CT scan on his lungs, revealing a small fragment of bone.

A team of surgeons successfully removed the object from the patient’s lung on Wednesday, and the man has recovered well after the operation.

The procedure is one of a series performed by doctors at the hospital, removing bones or other items stuck in respiratory organs.

Last week, a man whose lung was pierced by a steel bar in an accident at work was successfully treated at the hospital. — VNS