Thinking that she was infertile and pregnant, Nghe An woman did not expect a “huge” cyst weighing 7kg

April 26, 2022 19:48 GMT+7

On April 26, information from 115 Nghe An General Hospital said that the doctors of this hospital had just surgically removed an ovarian cyst weighing 7kg from the body for a 46-year-old female patient.

Accordingly, nearly a year ago, Ms. PTT (46 years old, residing in Nghi An commune, Vinh city) discovered that her belly was getting bigger and bigger. After decades of waiting for a baby, now seeing her belly getting bigger and bigger, she’s happy because she thinks this time she’s about to become a mother.

But with the sensitivity of a woman who had had a miscarriage decades before, only a few months later she knew that she was not pregnant. However, Ms. T. still hesitated to visit the hospital.

Recently, when feeling pain, bloating and rushing about the fear of having to have an emergency surgery because of a ruptured cyst 12 years ago, Ms. T. went to 115 Nghe An General Hospital for a checkup.

Here, the doctors determined that Ms. T. was not pregnant but had a large cyst in her abdomen that took up all the space up to the epigastrium, so emergency surgery was indicated. After more than 3 hours, the 7kg ovarian cyst was successfully dissected and removed by the doctors.

Doctors performed surgery and removed a 7kg tumor for a patient with PTT

Doctor CK1 Dau Thi Tan Quyen – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (General Hospital 115 Nghe An) said that the surgery for ovarian tumor for elderly patients with ischemic and who has undergone 1 surgery … potential risk of intestinal adhesions, complications due to anesthesia. Therefore, the surgery requires a harmonious coordination between many specialties and anesthesiology and resuscitation teams. At the same time, the surgeon must perform accurate dissection, limit blood loss and avoid damage to other organs in the abdomen, shorten the surgery time, and ensure the safety of the patient.

After surgery, the PTT patient recovered in good health, was alert, and the indicators were stable.

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