KIMS Saveera doctors remove chicken bone stuck in lungs of an old man

Anantapur, 19th August 2021: A 1.5 cm chicken bone stuck in the lungs of a sixty-year-old man was successfully removed by doctors at KIMS Saveera Hospital. Thus, they saved the life of Syed Nadipi Peera (60), an elderly man from S Brahmanapalli village in Mudigubba Mandal of Anantapur district.

Syed Nadipi Peera has been suffering from continuous cough and respiratory problems for the past three months. But three months ago, when he was having lunch with chicken kebab, he had a seizure, and the chicken bone went into his lungs. From then on, coughing and breathing problems began. Forgetting about the chicken bone, Peera met some local doctors to relieve his health problem. But the cause of his problem was not known, and the problem got worsened day by day. In this order, a chest CT scan was done on the instructions of the doctors. Reports showed that a piece of bone stuck in his left lung. Local doctors told him that this bone is blocking the left lung and led to pneumonia, and the bone had to be removed immediately. So, he came to KIMS Saveera hospital. Following a 40-minute procedure with advanced fiber-optic bronchoscopy treatment, KIMS Saveera hospital's consultant interventional pulmonologist, Dr. Kona Muralidhara Reddy, successfully extracted the chicken bone from the left lung. As a result, Nadipi Peera got relieved of the cough and breathing problems.

KIMS Saveera hospital Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist Dr. Kona Muralidhara Reddy explained the situation. "If something is stuck in the lungs, it is considered a medical emergency. If you don't respond in time and take it off in due course, a life threat will be there. Bone removal is a very sensitive, and difficult process, especially in the sensitive lungs through the bronchoscopy method. This bronchoscopy is not available in Rayalaseema districts till recent times.  But recently we launched this advanced bronchoscopy device at KIMS Saveera Hospital. Through this, people from Anantapur and Rayalaseema districts can get services."

These cases of external substances that go into the lungs (foreign body inhalation) are common in children less than 5 years. Only 1/4th of cases, we see in adults. People with undertreated seizures (fits), neurological problems with poor swallowing ability, and the habit of keeping clone or beetle nuts in the mouth, etc are more prone to these types of problems. Such problems can be avoided by regular checkups with neurologists for seizure treatment, avoiding beetle nut or tobacco chewing, and a soft or liquid diet without seeds or nuts for people with neurological problems.

The doctors discharged Syed Nadipi Peera, who had suffered for a long period of 3 months, as he had recovered completely after removing the chicken bone.  Nadipi Peera told, " I have suffered like anything despite going to several hospitals. KIMS Saveera doctors have solved my problem. I thank Dr. Muralidhara Reddy, management of KIMS Saveera hospitals and the medical staff."