They save woman introduced knife in neck

The Dario Contreras hospital doctors saved life a 52-year-old woman, who in an alleged suicide attempt, was introduced a knife around 12 inches by the neck, passing behind of the trachea and the sternum, which forced her to wear an unusual technique for piping her and a saw special to open the chest.

The fact was rated a great feat, to be a complex and strange case that warranted a three-hour surgery by own specialists. The patient Ramona García is currently stable and evolving in a satisfactory manner in the room of care intensive

Knife him was removed without him it injured no organ. The surgeon Josefa Johnson, who practiced surgery by a team of doctors, said that the patient had to open the breastbone and didn't damage that was inside, as due to the metal was impossible to practise a CT and the only image that is u000aIt had was that of the x-ray.

Addition of Johnson, the case participated in a team of specialists, including Martín González MD, anesthesiologist Tomas Lambertus and residents of surgery Richard Haché, Luis Daniel Díaz and José Martínez, among others.

García was carried to the hospital emergency 11: 30 am last Thursday by her husband.

According to the medical record, women suffer from bipolar disorder and had a time without taking the drug since it had no money to buy it, what led her to attempt suicide. The couple resides in Los Mina of the capital sector

The Lady used a knife about 12 popularly known as "language of mime".

Agreement to the hospital's director, Héctor Quezada, in the history of the Centre have been addressed about five similar cases.

Explained that the knife entered the recovery fork or front of the neck u000anext to the Gorge, was introduced by the chest.

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