Prickly problem: 91 pins removed from man’s neck!
In a bizarre case, a 56-year-old man from Rajasthan — who had 91 pins stuck inside his neck — was treated at a Delhi hospital, where doctors carefully picked out the pins and gave him a new lease of life.
Hailing from Rajasthan, Badrilal, an employee of Indian Railways, was mentally challenged, due to which he had swallowed more than 90 pins.
“In the last four months, he had lost too much weight as he couldn’t swallow anything. He faced difficulties in eating. All the hospitals in our city refused to treat him,” said Rajendra Meena, Badrilal’s son.
After running from pillar to post, the family landed in Delhi after a relative suggested that they take the advice of a few experts there. The doctors at Asian Institute of Medical Sciences carried out a CT scan, where they found that he had more than 150 pins pierced in different parts of his body.
“At first, we carried out a CT scan besides an endoscopic procedure for proper diagnosis, and we were astonished to discover that he had more than 150 pins pierced in different parts of his body. A majority of the pins were pierced in the neck. The most challenging task was to …read more
