Man Swallowed Cell Phone and Needed Emergency Surgery to Save His Life | the Chronicle

Man swallowed Nokia 3310 cell phone and had to have life saving surgery. This curious case occurred in the city of Pristina, capital of Kosovo, where the doctors had to operate urgently and later it was known that the 33-year-old he had the phone on his stomach for four days.

The fact was known in recent days on social networks. Skender Teljaku, was the doctor who conducted the procedure, and after the operation posted photos of the removed cell phone to Facebook, along with x-ray images showing the alien object.

The medical team was able to extract the cell phone without complications through an endoscopy, which lasted two hours, extracting it into three separate parts. This procedure was performed without the need to open the human stomach.

“The 33-year-old man had a small phone 4 days ago. Endoscopically, without cutting his stomach, he pulled out the phone divided into three parts. No complications.”Teljaku explained on his personal Facebook account.

According to the doctor, the man did not decide to go to the hospital until he began to suffer from swallowing the phone. In this sense, the health professional pointed out that the battery of the same was what worried them the most. Because it might explode inside her and release chemicals, potentially life threatening.

Until now, it was not clear how or why the man swallowed the device, but Teljaku said the patient recovered quickly from the procedure and is currently in good health.

For its part, the German company Ada Health indicated that about 80% of foreign objects ingested accidentally (or intentionally) pass through the body without causing symptoms. Small, rounded items are the least likely to cause complications.

However, in the event that larger items are ingested, those that are sharp or poisonous, urgent medical intervention may be required to remove them as they can produce a variety of symptoms, some of which are life threatening. .

“Foreign objects in the stomach or intestines, for example, can cause symptoms such as abdominal pain or cramps, bloating or bloating, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fever, blood in the stool and diarrhea or constipation.“, Detailed the German company.

Finally, toxic items, such as cell phone batteries, can cause other complications when ingested, including internal burns and damage to the soft tissue around the object.