Calamari fans look away now! Horrifying moment doctor finds an OCTOPUS stuck in a man’s throat
Calamari fans look away now! Horrifying moment when the doctor finds an OCTOPUS stuck in a man’s throat
- A 55-year-old man went to hospital after saying he had difficulty swallowing
Doctors were stunned to discover nearly an entire octopus lodged in a patient’s throat after he complained of difficulty swallowing.
The 55-year-old man was admitted to hospital after eating a meal that included the eight-membered sea creature.
The unnamed patient told medics that he started vomiting immediately after eating the seafood platter.
Health experts at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore performed a scan on the patient’s esophagus – the muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
The bizarre images it captured showed the octopus, complete with its suction cups, 5 cm from the gastroesophageal junction, where the esophagus and stomach meet.
The 55-year-old man was admitted to hospital after eating a meal that included the eight-membered sea creature
The team had no choice but to perform the computed tomography scan, known as esophagogastroduodenoscopy, on the patient.
Their first attempts to push or pull out the unusual mass were unsuccessful.
Finally, the endoscope was gently maneuvered past the mass in the stomach and withdrawn.
Doctors then used forceps to grasp the head of the octopus to extract it.
The patient recovered quickly from the procedure and was discharged two days later.
The medical team, who shared the story in 2018, said at the time that food blockages are one of the most common problems they encounter while working at the hospital.
A scan showed that the octopus, complete with its suction cups, was trapped 5 cm from the gastroesophageal junction, where the esophagus meets the stomach
They said that in 80 to 90 percent of cases, the food bolus problems resolve spontaneously.
Endoscopic treatment is needed in 10 to 20 percent of cases, while surgery is needed in less than 1 percent.
The medical team added, “The ‘push technique’ is the primary method recommended with high success rates, but applying excessive force can cause esophageal perforation.”