MUMBAI: A 13-year-old lady from Rajapur in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri, narrowly escaped fatality after unintentionally swallowing a pin. Docs retrieved the pin, making certain its sharp finish doesn’t puncture the lung lobe.
Kriti Kumar (identify modified), a school-going lady, ingested the pin by mistake whereas holding it in her mouth to put on her scarf. She was instantly taken to a hospital in Ratnagiri, the place she underwent an endoscopic process to verify if the pin was within the abdomen.Nevertheless, it couldn’t be seen, elevating suspicion that the pin was within the lungs.
Pulmonologist Dr Shahid Patel mentioned, “The kid got here in an emergency, however she was secure and her X-ray disclosed that the pin was lodged within the decrease lobe of the left lung.”
The lady was instantly taken up for emergency bronchoscopic elimination of a international physique. The pin was eliminated after a 50-minute process and the kid was discharged the identical day.
Kriti Kumar (identify modified), a school-going lady, ingested the pin by mistake whereas holding it in her mouth to put on her scarf. She was instantly taken to a hospital in Ratnagiri, the place she underwent an endoscopic process to verify if the pin was within the abdomen.Nevertheless, it couldn’t be seen, elevating suspicion that the pin was within the lungs.
Pulmonologist Dr Shahid Patel mentioned, “The kid got here in an emergency, however she was secure and her X-ray disclosed that the pin was lodged within the decrease lobe of the left lung.”
The lady was instantly taken up for emergency bronchoscopic elimination of a international physique. The pin was eliminated after a 50-minute process and the kid was discharged the identical day.
