My belly is getting bigger and bigger, I went to the doctor to find an ovarian tumor weighing 12kg
Recently, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Son La Provincial General Hospital, received a patient with DR – 47 years old (Son La City) who was admitted to the hospital in a state of continuous abdominal pain in the lower abdomen, accompanied by mild shortness of breath.
According to the patient’s account a few months ago, the patient saw that the lower abdomen was enlarged and thought it was due to belly fat and at that time did not see any abnormal symptoms, so he subjectively did not go to the doctor.
Patient’s tumor before surgery.
However, then the patient became infected with COVID-19, had to leave the surgery until the treatment was cured. After stable treatment for COVID, the patient went to the hospital for re-examination and was admitted to the hospital. At 8:30 a.m. on March 25, 2022, the patient felt chest pain, shortness of breath, and continuous abdominal pain.
The doctors conducted a consultation and concluded that the patient had a large ovarian tumor, the entire abdomen was a dense mass pressing on the epigastrium, ultrasound results had a lot of abdominal fluid.
Ovarian tumor weighing 12kg
The team performed surgery, removing the tumor weighing nearly 12kg, which contained 8kg of fluid. During the operation, the ovarian tumor was found to be large in size, occupying the entire abdomen to the level of the epigastrium, the tumor was too large to remove the entire tumor, so the surgeon performed an injection of the tumor. aspirate 8 liters of clear fluid, then remove the adhesions, releasing the tumor. After 1h30 of successful surgery, the patient is stable.
According to MSc Nguyen Tuan Anh – Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Son La Province General Hospital): Ovarian cysts are common tumors in women, have a long silence, but can progress very quickly in a short time.
Ovarian tumors can cause many different symptoms such as abdominal pain, menstrual disorders… If not detected early, cysts can lead to anovulation causing menstrual disorders – infertility , ovarian torsion causes severe abdominal pain, some cases progress to ovarian cancer… affecting the health and life of patients
In order to detect ovarian tumors early, women of childbearing age need to go to specialized medical facilities for examination and consultation, and timely treatment when detecting tumors.
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