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| Sir Ganga Ram Hospital-Lahore |
Lahore: Doctors have removed metalobjects, including nails, safety pins and parts of a magnet, weighing 500 gramsfrom the stomach of a teenage Pakistani girl during a three-hour surgery here.
Fifteen-year-oldFatima Hifza was taken by her parents to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the citywith severe abdominal pain on Friday morning.The surgery was performedyesterday, hospital officials said.
Hina Khan, a doctor at the hospital, told journalists: "We removed threenails, a bunch of safety pins, some small pieces of a magnet and other metalobjects from her stomach."
The surgery was performed after ultrasound tests detected some metal objects inthe girl`s stomach.
"The operation was successful and the patient has been shifted to thesurgical ward for further care," Khan said.
Khan said the girl, who had a psychiatric condition, had swallowed the metalobjects and had no idea about the harmful effects of her action.
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Hina Khan, a doctor at the hospital, told journalists: "We removed threenails, a bunch of safety pins, some small pieces of a magnet and other metalobjects from her stomach."
The surgery was performed after ultrasound tests detected some metal objects inthe girl`s stomach.
"The operation was successful and the patient has been shifted to thesurgical ward for further care," Khan said.
Khan said the girl, who had a psychiatric condition, had swallowed the metalobjects and had no idea about the harmful effects of her action.
PTI
