Woman finds fabric residue on her stomach two years after bowel surgery | More Health

Two years after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor in her intestine, a Cubatao (SP) resident discovered that She forgot a piece of cloth in her stomach area during the operation. As specified g1 On this Saturday (27) the body came out of the opening in the woman’s abdomen where the colostomy bag was located, which was placed in 2022. (look up).

Maria Lucian Vidal, 58, was admitted to the Beneficência Portuguesa Hospital in Santos to receive the necessary care after the discovery. According to her daughter Stephanie Vidal, 24, the medical team is assessing whether the woman will need further surgery, as A 20cm piece of cloth was removed. From her body on Monday (22).

Maria was admitted to the hospital at the end of 2023 after that They show the same symptoms that they did when they discovered cancer in 2022, Such as weight loss and abdominal pain. Stephanie said the suspicions pointed to a return of the disease. However, tests revealed nothing for several months.

Last Saturday (20) material began to come out of the colostomy bag and the family sought medical help again. According to the daughter, the doctors thought it was dried stool, but the woman was admitted to the hospital the next day to be evaluated by a surgeon.

It was the doctor who was doing her residency at the hospital who started to become suspicious about the material in the colostomy bag. “She saw it, thought it was strange and started pulling it, then she saw that it was a piece of clothSo she called her surgeon supervisor.He assessed it and put his hand in it, then started pulling it out and by the way, it was a really big piece of cloth.

The daughter said g1 Doctors removed nearly ten centimeters of material from inside Maria's body the first time they removed it and another ten centimeters the second time.

“The first feeling was anger, because only those who have had a relative with cancer know how hard it is. We thought the cancer was coming back. Her head wasn’t feeling well anymore, but finding out there was a piece of cloth inside it made her angry, because she was supposed to be fine,” Stephanie said.

The family intends to contact a lawyer to take legal action on the case in court, but they will first prioritize the health of Maria, who remains in hospital.

“We want to get her medical records from when she was hospitalized two years ago because it will be all there and that will be our struggle,” the daughter said. “But right now, I really want her to get out of the hospital and recover.”

When Maria Lucian Vidal discovered bowel cancer in 2022, the disease was already advanced. So, the first step in treatment was surgery. “She had to have a colostomy bag and spent a long time in the intensive care unit [Unidade de Terapia Intensiva]“The daughter said,”

The woman then underwent chemotherapy and began to recover. “She gained weight back and was doing very well. She ended up having a colostomy, but these are details, the important thing is that he is fine,” the young woman said.

Since then, Maria has been monitored by a doctor and reported the symptoms she felt again in November 2023. But no one suspected it was something forgotten.

In a statement, the Cubatao Municipal Hospital expressed its regret over the situation and is ready to provide the necessary assistance and welcome the patient and her family.

The institution said the procedure took place on July 29, 2022, but the hospital only learned of the case this week. “At that time, the management of HMC was not the responsibility of the current director.”

“The surgeon responsible for the operation is no longer part of the clinical staff working in the hospital, Since Sociedade Brasileira Caminho de Damasco (SBCD) took over the management. It is also worth noting that since March 2023, when HMC started operating, the Primary Health Care Department has implemented a series of safety protocols and enhanced professional training procedures for the entire care team.

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