On June 29, Vung Tau Hospital (Ba Ria - Vung Tau province) announced that it had successfully performed surgery to remove a uterine fibroid tumor weighing nearly 5kg. This is the largest uterine fibroid tumor ever discovered at this medical facility.
Previously, patient P.T.N (56 years old, living in Ward 3, Vung Tau City) was hospitalized for treatment of the tumor when he showed signs of frequent urination, abdominal pain... The patient knew he had a tumor many years ago but due to family circumstances, he could not go for immediate treatment. Through clinical examination and paraclinical results, the doctor determined that the tumor was large, occupying almost the entire abdomen, so surgery was prescribed.
This is a complicated surgery because the tumor is large, which can cause a lot of blood loss and affect neighboring organs, so the team has consulted, prepared carefully, carefully examined the tumor, removed the sticky block to avoid damage to the bladder, intestines, urethra...
After 3 hours of stress, the tumor weighing nearly 5kg was removed from the patient's body. The monitoring process showed that the patient had stable vital signs and was currently being monitored in the Obstetrics Department.
According to Dr. Hoang Phuoc Ba - Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, this is the largest uterine fibroid tumor ever operated on at Vung Tau Hospital. If not removed promptly, a large fibroid tumor will compress the urethral, rectal, and bladder organs, causing dangerous complications.
Therefore, doctors recommend that women should have regular gynecological health check-ups, especially when there are unusual signs such as kinhs, lower abdominal pain, unusually rapid abdominal enlargement... to be detected and treated promptly.
