Seven-year-old boy has three-inch nail removed from his BRAIN by incredible surgeons after he fell on it in horrific India playtime accident
A seven-year-old boy had a more than three-inch nail removed from his brain by heroic surgeons in India after he accidentally fell on it while playing.
In a rare freak accident on May 15, the young boy, currently unnamed and based in the Nawazpur district of Balrampur, had been innocently playing when he fell on the exposed nail which then entered his neck.
His panicked parents, who were entirely unaware of the unbelievable length of the nail, immediately rushed him to a nearby hospital, before he was later admitted to a trauma centre in the city of Lucknow.
Following MRI and CT scans to identify the size and exact positioning of the metal piece, specialist trauma surgeons were then horrified to discover that the tip of the whopping 8cm nail was poking at the young boy’s brain.
The following day, the child underwent a grueling 10-hour-long ‘highly complicated surgery’ to remove the significant perforation, with doctors working tirelessly to ensure that his brain was not harmed in the process.
Miraculously, using advanced microsurgical techniques and neuro-navigation technology, incredible surgeons at King George’s Medical University were able to extract the nail without damaging any critical blood vessels.
A fascinating post-op image has shown how the iron piece that had punctured his skin measured more than three inches.
A seven-year-old boy based in the Nawazpur district of Balrampur, India, has had a more than three-inch nail miraculously removed from his brain by heroic surgeons after he accidentally fell on it while playing on May 15. (Pictured: The brain scan of the young boy with the 8cm nail)
Using advanced microsurgical techniques and neuro-navigation technology, surgeons at King George’s Medical University worked tirelessly for 10 hours to remove the nail, managing to complete the extraction without damaging any critical blood vessels
Revealing the extraordinary nature of the incident, Dr Sandip Tiwari, who heads the trauma surgery department where the young boy was treated, said: ‘The investigation revealed that the nail had missed a major blood vessel by a fraction, which was nothing short of miraculous.
‘After consulting experts, we decided to proceed with a highly complicated surgery.’
Following the procedure, the seven-year-old was placed in intensive care to recover, receiving ongoing observation by medical personnel.
And, thanks to the incredible work of the heroic doctors, the young boy has now made a full recovery, with the complex surgery reportedly set to be described in an international medical journal.
Pictured: the iron piece that had punctured the young boy’s skin measured 8cm, equating to more than three inches. Dr Sandip Tiwari, who heads the trauma surgery department where the young boy was treated, described his recovery as ‘nothing short of miraculous’
The unusual case comes more than a year after Celia Trello, of Peru, was reported to have accidentally swallowed a 5cm nail that was stuck in a port rind.
The 69-year-old, who was eating the snack in February 2024, eventually took herself to an emergency room after reporting feeling unwell and eventually vomiting blood.
The nail, which was piercing one of her cartoid arteries, was successfully removed by a team of surgeons more than a month later during a three-hour procedure.
While the operation left a huge scar on Ms Trello’s neck, she was able to leave the hospital in a stable condition.
According to the Peruvian State website, the 68-year-old woman’s case was the first to be reported and successfully treated in Peru.
