Delhi News: A very shocking case has come to light in Delhi. Cockroach has been removed from the intestine of a 23 year old youth. The surprising thing is that this cockroach was alive in the intestine and its length was three centimeters. Hospital officials gave this information.
Actually, a patient came to Fortis Hospital located in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. He had eaten street food. Since then he was having continuous pain in his stomach. Dr. Shubham Vatsya, senior consultant in gastroenterology, said that before coming to the hospital, the young man had complained of severe stomach ache, difficulty in digesting food and flatulence for three consecutive days. After this, upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy was done which revealed live cockroaches stuck in the patient’s small intestine.
Cockroach removed through endoscopy
According to news agency PTI, the hospital said on Friday (September 11) that the process of taking out the cockroach from the intestine took 10 minutes. It was taken out from his small intestine. Specialized endoscopy was used in this procedure. In which there were two challenges.
Problems could have increased due to delay in treatment
The doctor said that he did the endoscopy and worked quickly. When the doctors asked the patient how such a big cockroach got into his stomach, the patient could not answer anything. Doctors have speculated that the patient might have swallowed the cockroach while eating or it might have entered his mouth while sleeping.
According to doctors, cockroach has the ability to survive in any situation. Dr. Shubham Vatsya, who treated the patient, said that if there was delay in treatment, the patient’s problems could have increased due to infection.
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