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Heavily Clogged Doctors remove bowel part filled with 13 kilos of feces
In China, doctors have removed a 22-year-old male from a gut with almost 13 kilos of feces. The patient suffered from "Hirschsprung's Disease," a congenital malformation affecting the rectum. This meant that the young man could no longer empty his bowel properly.
Removed bowel part filled with fecal matter
In Shanghai, China, a 22-year-old man removed a piece of intestine that was almost 80 centimeters long in a three-hour operation. The part was almost 13 kilograms and filled with feces, among other things, the British newspaper "Daily Mail". The patient was reported to be suffering from a rare disease. The procedure probably saved his life.
Chinese doctors have removed a 22-year-old patient from a piece of intestine filled with almost 13 kilograms. The young man suffered from a congenital malformation, which made sure that the intestine could not be properly emptied. (Image: Herrndorff / fotolia.com) As if he was pregnant
Dr. Yin Lu from "Tenth People's Hospital" Shanghai told the Chinese news site "The Paper" that the patient's stomach looked as if he was nine months pregnant. "He looked like he was going to explode," said the doctor.
According to the media reports, the young man has had abdominal pain, stomach problems and constipation since birth. Laxatives have always given him only temporary relief.
The patient is said to be suffering from a congenital megacolon, also called Hirschsprung's disease or Hirschsprung's disease.
Faeces are no longer transported to the intestinal exit
"Hirschsprung's disease" (MH) is a malformation of the rectum, which develops during the 4th to 12th week of pregnancy.
Characteristic of MH is that in one part of the intestinal wall as well as in the inner sphincter neurons are missing, whereby in the intestine no sliding movement can take place, in order to transport the excrement in the direction of intestinal output (anus).
As a result, the stool accumulates in front of the affected part of the intestinal wall and leads to a massive expansion of the large intestine (megacolon), which is often externally shown by a strong abdominal distension.
It comes to discomfort such as abdominal pain, constipation and hard bowel movements.
Boys are more often affected than girls
According to the Department of Pediatric Surgery in Berlin, Hirschsprung's disease is one of the rare congenital diseases and occurs with a frequency of 1: 3,000 - 5,000.
"That means that in Germany every two to three days a child is born with it. Boys are up to four times more likely to be affected than girls, "the experts write on their website.
Since it is a congenital malformation, the disease is usually diagnosed and treated already in the newborn age.
However, in some cases, due to weak or inconspicuous symptoms, MH may not be diagnosed immediately after delivery, but the child appears to appear to be healthy instead.
Even after surgery to ensure adequate defecation
Whether the Chinese patient already knew as a child that he suffered from Hirschsprung's disease is not clear from the press reports. The operation probably saved the 22-year-old's life.
But his treatment may not be over yet. Because even if an OP "was successful, it remains important to ensure sufficient defecation," write the experts of the Berlin Department of Pediatric Surgery.
"There is sometimes a problem after the surgery to empty the chair: because the communication between the rectum and sphincter, which is crucial for the defecation, does not work perfectly and because the internal sphincter may have a" opening weakness "even after surgery , it says further there. (Ad)