Bengaluru: A three-year-old boy who accidentally swallowed 4cm Ganesha Idol on Friday morning which survived, thanks to his family who utilized direct medical assistance.
After undergoing a procedure to remove it, the boy was dismissed from the hospital around 4pm and alright.
The boy was taken to an emergency service of children at Manipal Hospital, the old airport road, around 8.39 in the morning.
He struggled to swallow saliva.
The child’s parents had seen him accidentally swallow the Ganesha idol when he played with him.
When the doctor then examined the boy, they found the idol sticking at the top of the food pipe.
The boy suffered from acute pain in the throat.
Idol is expelled from the food pipe around 9:30 a.m.
through an endoscopic procedure under general anesthesia.
He was stored under the observation for three hours posting procedures and dismissed at night.
Dr.
Srikanth KP, gastroenter gastroater, Manipal Hospital, said the boy had pain in the upper chest and had difficulty swallowing.
Initially, the X-ray chest and neck was carried out, which confirmed the location and type of foreign matter, and then they planned to delete it using a flexible endoscopic approach.
The doctor confirmed that it was a metal object.
The child was taken to the endoscopic suite and in one hour, foreign objects were removed safely.
During the procedure, the idol was driven from the food pipe to the stomach and removed there.
“Directly releasing idols from which traffic jam will cause injury to the food pipe.
In such cases, we try to avoid sharper objects in the food pipe.
Throat is a very complex structure with food pipes, throat rods and blood vessels..
We push the object to the stomach, turn its position and pull it through the endoscopy, “explained Dr.
Srikanth.
Next, the boy was observed tightly and used feed after four hours.
He reacts well, without complications.
If the boy does not receive medical attention immediately, it will cause injury to the esophagus.
It can cause esophageal perforation, including infection in the chest, said the doctor.
“Moreover, the fact that the child was unable to swallow anything itself would cause a lot of problems,” said Dr.
Srikanth.
If foreign objects swallowed will be large and abnormal, it will require an operation.
The doctor who treats the child warns that it does not take care of small objects within the reach of children at home.