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Patna, Aug. 20: A 6-inch scissors wrapped in flesh was taken out from the stomach of a 35-year-old woman at a private nursing home this morning.
The patient and her relatives have accused leading Patna Medical College and Hospital gynaecologist Manju Gita Mishra of “criminal medical negligence”.
Mishra reportedly had performed a caesarean section on Sushma Rani, a Kumhrar resident, in 2002. Last evening Rani was admitted to Ishwar Dayal Nursing Home at Kumhrar suffering severe abdominal pain. Two X-rays later, an iron object enmeshed in flesh was detected in her abdomen.
A team of doctors led by G.N. Chaupal conducted an operation on Rani around 9.30am and took out the scissors in presence of media cameras. Chaupal said: “In event of any delay, the matter could have turned life threatening.”
Chaupal further explained that a mass of flesh had deposited over the scissors. “She had recurrent stomach aches for the past four years. However, even ultrasounds did not reveal the presence of the scissors.”
Terming it as a case of “gross negligence” on the part of the doctors, he said the patient had undergone two surgeries in the past, one of appendix 13 years ago and a caesarean section in 2002. He, however, believed that the pain started after the later surgery.
Rani’s husband, Ranjit Kumar, a school bus driver, said: “I will discuss my problems with my union and lodge a case against Mishra and seek adequate compensation.” Meanwhile, the question mark on the leading gynaecologist has forced Indian Medical Association (IMA) to fend for her. The IMA national president Ajay Kumar said: “The doctor at the private clinic is ‘dubious’ and not an IMA member. While the case is unfortunate, the private clinic had violated Medical Council of India rules by advertising the surgery before media.”
Also defending Mishra, the head of Indian Medical Association’s women cell, Kumar said: “She should not be dragged into unnecessary controversy. A surgery is not conducted by one but a team of doctors and nurses.”
