Doctors said that a total of 39 coins of Re 1, Rs 2 and 5 were taken out from the patient’s stomach. Besides, 37 magnets which were in the shape of heart, circle, star, bullet and triangle were also taken out.
In a shocking incident in the national capital, a 26-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency ward of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital with complaints of repeated vomiting and stomach pain for more than 20 days.
However, what followed next just shocked the doctors beyond bounds. The patient’s relatives got his stomach X-rayed, which showed coins and magnets in his stomach. A CT scan of the abdomen revealed that the heavy load of coins and magnets was causing a blockage in the intestine. After an explanation, the patient immediately agreed to surgery. After the operation, 39 coins and 37 magnets were removed from the patient’s stomach.
A 26-year-old patient came to the emergency ward of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital with repeated vomiting and pain abdomen for more than 20 days, the hospital said in a release. The patient claimed he was not able to eat anything and his relatives described his history of eating coins and magnets. The patient has a history of psychiatric illness and was on treatment, the hospital said.
An X-ray showing foreign bodies inside the patient.
An X-ray scan of the patient’s abdomen showed radio-opaque shadows in the abdomen with the shape of coins and magnets. He also underwent a CT scan of the abdomen showing a large number of coins and magnets causing blockage of the intestine. After the revelation, the patient was immediately prepared for the surgery, and magnets and coins were found in his small intestine.
During surgery, it was found the magnets and coins were present in the small intestine in two different loops. The magnetic effect pulled the two loops together and eroded it. The intestines were opened during the procedure and coins and magnets were taken out.
An X-ray of the patient’s body after the foreign substances were removed.
After a lengthy procedure, the coins and magnets were extracted from the patient’s body and his stomach was repaired. The patient was attended by Dr Tarun Mittal and was able to tolerate the procedure. The team operating the patient included Dr Ashish Dey and Dr Anmol Ahuja as consultants, Dr Vikram Singh as the clinical assistant, and Dr Tanushree and Dr Karthik as resident doctors.
According to the information received, the young man was reportedly suffering from mental illness. When the patient was asked why he was swallowing magnets and coins, he said that he thought that these metals contained a large amount of zinc and if he swallowed it, he would become healthy. Relatives of the patient said that he had been eating coins and magnets for the last few weeks. The patient was also undergoing psychiatric treatment. The hospital warned that ingestion of these substances can be life-threatening.
After the surgery, the patient remained in the hospital for seven days. When he recovered after seven days, he was allowed to go home