It was revealed 3 years later: They forgot the 18-centimeter catheter! It appeared after swallowing a cucumber
Aram Devran Ötün, son of Semra (37) and Mehmet Ötün (40), living in Şırnak , was taken to Şırnak State Hospital after coughing and vomiting after swallowing a piece of cucumber during a picnic in May. X-rays and MRIs there revealed that a catheter had been forgotten in Aram's body. Transferred to the Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital Maternity and Children's Annex in Diyarbakır, Aram underwent a risky 5.5-hour surgery, where the 18-centimeter-long catheter was removed. Post- operative examinations revealed that the catheter had damaged his heart valve and lungs.
Through their lawyers, the family filed a lawsuit with the Diyarbakır Administrative Court against Dicle University Hospital, where their son Aram was treated for Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a condition seen in one in a million, in September 2022. Dicle University also stated that an administrative investigation has been launched into the matter.
The family's lawyer, Ahmet Yalçın, stated that they had both filed a complaint and a lawsuit against the hospital, saying, “My client, Aram Devran Ötün, was treated for Stevens-Johnson disease at Dicle University Hospital in September 2022. During treatment, a catheter was inserted. It is 18 centimeters long. It was inserted with great negligence and forgotten in his body. In May, my client was taken to Şırnak State Hospital because he was coughing a lot. Tests there revealed that the catheter had been forgotten. He was then taken to Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Women and Children's Diseases Hospital. He underwent a very risky surgery, and the catheter was removed. It was determined that this catheter had traveled through his body. There was a significant difference between the initial insertion site and the removal site, and it was determined that it had damaged his heart valve and lungs. We applied to Dicle University to compensate for both the material and moral damages my client has suffered. We have not received a response within the 30-day period. “We filed a lawsuit with the Diyarbakır Administrative Court to seek compensation for the damages and filed a complaint against those responsible,” he said.
Semra Ötün, who said her son started coughing and vomiting constantly after swallowing a piece of cucumber at a picnic, said, “My son contracted Steven Johnson syndrome three years ago. It's a one-in-a-million antibiotic-induced illness. That's what the doctors said. They immediately referred us to Diyarbakır Dicle University Children's Hospital. We spent a month in intensive care. He spent 28 days in intensive care and three days in the ward. They inserted an IV drip into his groin. The wire, called a catheter, is left in his body. It's not noticeable when we're discharged. We noticed it three years later. We went on a picnic. My son swallowed a piece of cucumber, and afterward, he coughed until evening. He never stopped. He was vomiting. I started to suspect. My son wasn't normal. Then I consulted my husband. We took him to the emergency room around 9:00 PM. They took an X-ray and an MRI. We realized something strange was going on. The doctor showed the X-ray. The wire was left in. It was very bad. After filming, he showed us a piece of wire. They immediately referred us to Diyarbakır. We went to the Maternity and Pediatrics Annex of Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital. They told us they would remove the wire from the child's groin with an angiogram, but it was a risky surgery. During that time, the child was constantly tired. He would sit up constantly. He would say, 'Mom, I'm so tired, my stomach hurts.' I tried to get over it with painkillers. I learned that the wire had been in my child for three years. Our family was devastated," she said.
Stating that they had a very difficult time, mother Ötün said:
My child was in surgery for about five and a half hours. The doctor who performed the surgery was coming out in poor condition. He kept saying he was in a very difficult position and that they were exhausted. He kept saying, "We're putting in supplies, they're coming in, but the wire isn't coming in at all." Finally, a doctor came out and said, "We have two options. Either open-heart surgery or the child will be exposed to that wire for the rest of their life." Both options were excruciating for me. Then a professor came in, and they were successful in the surgery. They removed it. There was a problem with his heart valve. My child is currently being treated for it. We went through very painful days. We had very difficult days. We've been hurt, I don't want anyone else to suffer. I couldn't believe it when the doctors told me. I was shocked. Because my child has been under follow-up care for three years, we've been going back and forth to Diyarbakır and Ankara. I couldn't believe it. I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes. We were devastated."
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