Coimbatore: Doctor of Coimbatore Medical College Hospital gave a new lease of life to a 19-year-old girl by removing the needle to sew 7.5 cm from her neck.
The girl was taken to hospital two weeks ago with myself with myself.
neck injury caused.
“Even though he was treated because the wound, the girl complained of neck pain.
Scanning revealed the existence of a sharp foreign matter.
The needle has penetrated the trachea and passed the C4-C5 vertebra and was close to the arteries.
It was no less than a miracle that avoided vertebral arteries and nerve foramines.
If it stabbed the artery, he would die in a few minutes, “said the Head of the ENT Department Dr.
Ali Sulthan told toi.doctors discussed this case and decided to do surgery a week ago.
“It is a challenging case considering the needle location.
It is very bordered by the right vertebral artery, which carries blood to the brain and the spine and the right of the nerve foramina, which is a critical structure in the spine containing nerve roots,” said the doctor.
The team consisting of Sulthan, Assistant Assistant Professor Dr.
M M Nallasivam, Hod Nafes Dr.
Venkatesh, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Dr.
Anandha Shanmugaraj, Hod Anesthiology Dr.
Kalyasundaram and Anesthetis Dr.
M Sathya performed operations.
“The process of releasing foreign objects is complicated.
The latest X-ray C-ARM helps us find it,” Sulthan added.