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Something Fishy in 12-year-old Boy's Lung

by Savitha C Muppala on Jun 6 2012 10:58 AM

Anil Barela, a 12 year old boy, was taken to the hospital with a strange problem. He had accidentally inhaled a nine-centimeter fish while playing close to a river.

 Something Fishy in 12-year-old Boy`s Lung
Anil Barela, a 12 year old boy, was taken to the hospital with a strange problem. He had accidentally inhaled a nine-centimeter fish while playing close to a river.
A bronchoscopy had revealed the presence of the fish which doctors noticed was alive and flapping.

A surgery was performed to remove the fish from the boy's lungs. The boy is fine and is recovering well.

Source-Medindia


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