VietNamNet Bridge - Doctors of the Saint Paul Hospital in Hanoi recently performed a laparoscopic surgery to remove about 300 white stones which look like pearls from the shoulder joint of a patient.

All the stones taken from the shoulder joint of the patient.

The patient is Mr. Nguyen Dong Toi, 37, from Dong Anh District, Hanoi. According to the patient, he started feeling pain on his left shoulder six years ago, which increased in daily activities, especially when the left arm was moved.

Recently he felt the joint of the left shoulder getting stiff and then he could not move it. In addition to treatment with Western medicine, he was also treated by traditional methods such as taking medicine, applying hot compresses, massage, point acupuncture, etc. but the symptoms worsened.

The films show gravels covering the entire left shoulder joint of the patient.

When Toi’s left shoulder joint was fully stiff, he came to Saint Paul Hospital, where the doctors found the reason. Through X-ray and magnetic resonance, doctors discovered many gravel in the shoulder joint, which caused pain and affected the movement. Without a quick surgery, this joint would have not been recovered.

Dr. Vuong Trung Kien, who conducted the laparoscopic surgery, said it took 3 hours to get out nearly 300 stones, with average diameter of about 10 mm each.

After the surgery, the patient can move his left shoulder joint and does not feel the pain anymore. However, he will have to experience a period of rehabilitation.

Le Ha