In Lviv, doctors removed a 10-centimeter piece of glass from the lung of a 44-year-old man after a recent Russian drone attack on the city. This was reported by UNN with reference to the First Medical Association of Lviv.
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Lviv resident Yuriy Pyrih was supposed to go to work, but decided to stay home due to reports of a possible attack. He lives with his 14-year-old daughter on the top floor of a nine-story building in the Sykhiv district of the city.
The man read that one of the "Shaheds" was flying towards the Zubrivsky forest, which is clearly visible from his apartment window, and went to the balcony to look.
The drone was not visible, but the sound was getting closer. Soon after, an explosion occurred.
I was thrown to the floor. I get up and see that blood is starting to flow, but I don't know where from
Paramedics from the volunteer medical battalion "Hospitaliers" arrived at the scene of the enemy strike. They took the man to St. Luke's Hospital. There, he was diagnosed with shrapnel wounds to his upper and lower limbs.
But one of the largest glass fragments, 10 cm long, entered the chest, pierced the left lung, and got stuck right next to the descending part of the aorta - the largest vessel in the body
Usually, in such cases, interventions are performed in an open manner - with a large incision in the chest. But the surgeons, relying on their skills and experience, decided not to subject the patient to additional trauma and to operate using a minimally invasive method, i.e., through small punctures.
Using a camera, they accurately visualized the location of the fragment, meticulously removed it without touching any important vessels, stopped the bleeding, and restored the integrity of the lung
Later, the man was discharged home. He is grateful to the doctors for saving him and deeply regrets putting himself in mortal danger. He also urges all Ukrainians not to ignore air raid sirens, to take cover, and under no circumstances to look out of windows and balconies.
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