VIJAYAWADA: In a rare and delicate procedure, doctors managed to remove a 1.5cm chicken bone stuck in the lungs of a 60-year-old man at a private hospital in Anantapur on Thursday. Hospital officials said they were able to save Syed Nadipi Peera’s life by conducting an advanced bronchoscopy treatment.
Peera was suffering from continuous cough and respiratory problems for the past few months. About three months ago, he was having chicken kebab at lunch when he had a seizure, and the chicken bone went into his lungs. Despite visiting multiple doctors, the issue couldn’t be diagnosed. Finally, a CT scan was done which showed a bone stuck in his left lung.
The bone blocking the lung had led to pneumonia and it had to be removed immediately. Following a 40-minute procedure with advanced fiber-optic bronchoscopy treatment, hospital consultant and interventional pulmonologist Dr Kona Muralidhara Reddy managed to extract the bone safely.
“Cases of external substances going into the lungs are common in children less than 5 years. Only 1/4th of cases we see in adults. People with under-treated seizures (fits), neurological problems with poor swallowing ability, and the habit of keeping clone or beetle nuts in the mouth are more prone to such types of problems,” Dr Reddy explained.
