Ahmedabad: Doctors at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital in Gujarat gave a new lease of life to a one-year-old boy from Rajasthan through a rare surgical procedure after he swallowed a corn grain, which got stuck in his lungs.
The boy's parents, Kansingh Rawat and Santosh Devi, residents of Rajsamand in Rajasthan said that their son suddenly had trouble breathing with cough and cold a few days ago. The couple took the boy to the local pediatricians in Beawar and Ajmer in Rajasthan, who, after examining the CT scan, referred the boy to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.
Boy Diagnosed With Pneumomediastinum; What Is It?
At the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, the Superintendent of the hospital and the head of the Pediatric Surgery Department of Civil Hospital, Dr Rakesh Joshi and his team examined the child and diagnosed him with pneumomediastinum based on initial findings. According to Johns Hopkins, pneumomediastinum is a condition in which air is present in the mediastinum (the space in the chest between the two lungs usually caused by a traumatic injury or any other disease.
Since the child's condition seemed critical, it was decided to perform an emergency surgery on the child. The child underwent bronchoscopic surgery as per doctors. During the surgical procedure, the doctors removed a foreign substance from the child's lungs, which later turned out to be corn grains. Thus, the child's mother's suspicion that the child had swallowed some food proved true.
After four days of post-operative treatment, the child was discharged without any other complications after the removal of the intercostal tube as per the doctors.
Dr Joshi said that a corn grain had accidentally got stuck in the child's windpipe due to which the his breathing suddenly increased. The increasing pressure caused a hole in the child's lungs, Dr Joshi said.
“A layer of air was formed under the skin in the body. The child's condition seemed serious due to air filling around his lungs and heart. Bronchoscopy revealed that a corn grain was stuck in the child's left lung. After surgery, the child slowly started recovering,” the pediatrician explained.
Doctor's Note Of Caution
Dr Joshi said asked parents to be constantly vigilant about their children's activities especially what they are eating so that they do not accidentally swallow a foreign substance which might lead to complications.
Family Expresses Gratitude To Doctors
The child's father Kansingh Rawat thanked the civil hospital doctors and paramedical staff for giving a new lease of life to his son.
“The doctors have saved our child's life from a very serious situation. Every parent should ensure that their child does not make such a mistake (of abandoning their children0,” Rawat said.
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