Five years after the boy had his appendix removed, the doctor discovered that the appendix was still there; The family member asked the question, which part was removed in the previous surgery?
A 12-year-old boy in Henan, China, underwent an appendectomy five years ago due to acute inflammation. Unexpectedly, during a recent examination, doctors discovered that the appendix was still present. This makes the boy’s family ask: “What was removed at that time?”and the local health commission had to investigate.
Mr. Lu from Hua Xuong, Henan recently became angry when he shared that his 12-year-old son went to Truong Cat People’s Hospital for treatment in 2019 due to right lower abdominal pain. The baby was diagnosed with acute appendicitis and had to have surgery to remove it. The surgical report later also showed that the appendectomy was successful, the 4.5 cm appendix was sent for examination.
Mr. Lu believes there was negligence in his son’s appendicitis surgery 5 years ago.
However, Mr. Lu’s son’s symptoms did not improve after the surgery. For many years, I still have frequent dull stomach pains. So recently, he took his child to another hospital in Zhengzhou for a check-up. When they received the results back, the whole family was shocked to see “infected appendix detected”.
The patient’s family was extremely confused: “Didn’t the appendix already be removed? Why is there still pain in the abdomen? My son has been in pain for several years, has the appendix been finally removed or is there something wrong with the diagnosis?”. They were also scared and asked the question, if the appendix was still there, what did the doctors at Changji People’s Hospital remove during the surgery 5 years ago?
Responding to Mr. Lu’s family’s questions, Changji People’s Hospital explained that the hospital has surgical records, and scanning at other hospitals may have technical errors. However, Mr. Lu did not accept it, considering it to be crooked words and excuses. Recently, he took his son to Nhan Te Hospital in Shanghai for a checkup, the results also showed that “the appendix showed obvious signs of inflammation”.
The local health committee has now launched an investigation, promising to give an official answer soon.
Arbitrary (Source: Sina)