Female student was operated on time for completed rupture of pancreatic tail due to traffic accident just enough time to take part in high school graduation exam for the school year 2020-2021

09/06/2021 09:22

 

Doctors of Viet Duc University Hospital have just successfully performed surgery on a patient, Tuyen Quang native with serious rupture of pancreatic tail after a traffic accident. 

 

It’s Bui T.A. (18 years old), living in Tuyen Quang, had a serious road traffic accident and was admitted to provincial hospital for emergency care, then patient was quickly transferred to Viet Duc University Hospital for surgery.

 

Mr. Bui Thanh Phuc, MD – Emergency Abdominal Surgery Department, Viet Duc University Hospital said: Ms. A.’s pancreatic was damaged and broken in two at tail, a hematoma with size 4x5cm, rupture is 4cm long. At Viet Duc University Hospital, through examination and clinical test, patient was also detected a dermoid cyst, also called teratomas 5×8 cm in size, with mucinous liquid, hair, skin have been exposed, the mass is slightly attached to the right fallopian tube, and the ovaries are normal.

 

The doctors dissected spleen, caudal pancreatectomy and to preserve spleen, and cystectomy with ovarian preservation on both sides.

 

Because the patient is still young and complicated pancreatic injury, her and her family were advised by lower-level doctor to go to Viet Duc Hanoi Hospital to perform laparoscopic surgery to reduce the hospital length stay and quickly recover and return to everyday life. Despite the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic, hospital has organized effective epidemic prevention and control measures to ensure the safety of doctors and patients who come for examination and treatment. Patient was examined and tested to exclude Covid-19 for early surgery, contributing to improving the effectiveness of treatment.

 

Now, Ms.A is stable, can normally eat and walk around.

 

Mrs N.T.H.G, A’s mother, said: “While riding an electric bicycle, she suddenly got into a traffic accident. Luckily, she was able to have surgery in time for being able to attend high school graduation exam for the 2020-2021 school year scheduled in July. I hope the door leading to university will open for her. My family is grateful to the doctors. Wish the doctors and medical staff a good health to devote to people’s health care career.”