Doctors at Calcutta Medical College Hospital did a great job! They took out more than 600 iron nails from the belly of a person with special needs after a whole day’s surgery. The patient had an awful tummy ache, and tests found many nails inside. The patient has a habit of swallowing strange things, but no one expected so many nails.
X-rays and CT scans showed rusty iron nails in the belly, some even touching the liver. Dr. Siddhartha Biswas, leading the team, said the surgery was dicey but felt relieved that the nails didn’t harm despite staying there for long.
During the surgery on October 29th, docs carefully took out all the nails (each around 2 cm long) from the belly using a magnet. The operation went well, and now the patient is out of the hospital and eating normally again.
