BAGALKOT: Doctors at the at Hanagal Shree Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Centre here have removed 187 coins after they performed surgery on a patient who was suffering from vomiting and abdominal discomfort.
Doctors said the patient was admitted following complaints of vomiting and abdominal discomfort. “He was suffering from a psychiatric disorder and had been swallowing coins for the last 2-3 months. He came to the hospital complaining of vomiting and abdominal discomfort”, said Dr Eshwar Kalaburgi, one of the doctors who performed the surgery.
After he complained of stomachache, his relatives rushed him to Hangal Sri Kumareshwar Hospital. The medicos carried out his X-ray and performed an endoscopy, said a doctor, adding that the patient had swallowed 56 coins of Rs 5, 51 coins of Rs 2, and 80 coins of Rs 1 denomination. The patient had swallowed coins weighing a total of 1.5 kg over a period of two to three months, said the doctor.
The man, identified as Dyamappa Harijan, is a resident of Lingasugur town in Raichur district. He was suffering from schizophrenia, a psychiatric illness, said one of the doctors attending on him, requesting anonymity.
“The stomach was dilated enormously and lots of coins were stuck in different places of the stomach. After two hours of surgery, we retrieved all the coins. Following the operation, he was treated for water deficiency and other minor issues. The patient is stable and is talking as of now”, Dr Kalaburgi said.
“Patients suffering from schizophrenia are unaware of what they are doing. These are rare cases. It’s a first-of-a-kind case for me in my 40 years of service”, Dr Kalaburgi added.(ANI)