A 55-year-old man with acute constipation and abdominal pain underwent surgery here on Sunday by a team of doctors who removed a glass from his colon.
Understandably, the hospital in the city’s Madipur district piqued the curiosity of medical professionals and laymen alike, who wanted to know how the object entered the patient’s digestive tract.
According to Dr. Mahmudul Hasan, who was the head of the surgical team, the patient was from Mahua in the neighbouring Vaishali district, and his ultrasound and X-ray reports showed that he had problems with his bowels.
Hassan, who shared video footage of the surgery and X-rays taken before the operation, said: “It’s still a mystery how the glass jar got inside.
“When we asked, the patient said he swallowed the glass while drinking the tea. But that’s not a convincing explanation. A person’s esophagus is too narrow for this object,” he said.
First try to pull the glass out of the rectum through endoscopic surgery, the doctor said.
“But it didn’t work. So we had to cut open his abdomen and remove the cup after the wall of his intestines was cut,” Hassan said.
The patient is in stable condition, doctors said, adding that recovery may take some time because the colon was sutured after surgery and a fistula was created through which he could pass stool.
“His colon is expected to heal within a few months, after which we will close the fistula and his bowel will function normally,” he added.
Although the patient regained consciousness after the operation, neither he nor his family were willing to speak to the media.
Doctors offered a possible explanation for her reluctance.
“Our understanding of human anatomy suggests that there is only one way the glass can end up in its original position. It was pushed into his body through an anal opening that he did not want to share. As doctors, we had an obligation to protect his privacy,” Hassan said.
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