Khamis, Disember 27, 2007

Man has bullet removed after 30 years


Doctors have safely removed a bullet that had been painlessly lodged in a Vietnamese man's lung for nearly three decades, his surgeon said Monday.

Doctors at Thanh Hoa hospital removed the bullet and presented it to Vu Van Thanh, 50, about two weeks ago. The 2.5-centimeter AR15 bullet had been stuck in his lung since he was shot while fighting in neighboring Cambodia in 1978.

"I have never seen a case like this," Dr. Nguyen Van Chung, who removed the bullet, said Monday. "It's amazing that he didn't feel pain until recently."

Chung said tests revealed his patient was fine after the three-hour operation was completed, and he was sent home.

Thanh, a farmer, wanted to remove the bullet a long time ago, but could not afford the operation. He did not feel any pain for the last 30 years, said Thi Tu village head, Nguyen Van Thai, where Thanh lives. Link

Tiada ulasan:

Catat Ulasan