After a Fight, Indian Girl Swallows 'Hyudaejeonhwa' in Anger... Ends Up on Operating Table

Abdominal Pain and Vomiting Symptoms
Removed After 2-Hour Surgery

A teenage girl in India swallowed a 'mobile phone' in a fit of anger after an argument with her older brother and underwent emergency removal surgery.

On the 7th (local time), according to the Times of India and others, an 18-year-old girl living in Amayan, Madhya Pradesh, central India, was transported to the hospital after swallowing a mobile phone.

The girl impulsively swallowed the mobile phone after a dispute with her biological older brother over the phone left her extremely angry.

Afterwards, the girl began to experience severe abdominal pain and then showed symptoms of vomiting.

Medical staff conducted ultrasound, CT, and X-ray scans as soon as the girl arrived at the hospital. An object presumed to be the mobile phone was found inside her stomach. The medical team considered minimally invasive methods such as endoscopy and laparoscopy but abandoned them due to safety concerns. Ultimately, the girl had to undergo open abdominal surgery.

After about two hours of surgery, the medical team successfully removed the mobile phone from her stomach. The girl required about 10 stitches but is currently recovering and is expected to be discharged soon.

Dr. Navin Kushwaha, who participated in the surgery, said, "In my over 20 years as a doctor, this is the first time I have seen such a case. When giving mobile devices to teenagers, guardians need to be cautious."

There is another case of swallowing a mobile phone. In 2021, a 33-year-old man living in Kosovo swallowed a Nokia phone released in September 2000 and visited a hospital.

The medical staff decided to remove the phone because it was too large to digest and the corrosive battery acid could leak. They succeeded in removing the phone without cutting the abdomen by dividing the phone into three parts to reduce its size.

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