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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Seven-year-old boy has three-inch nail removed from his BRAIN by incredible surgeons after he fell on it in horrific India playtime accident
A seven-year-old boy had a more than three-inch nail removed from his brain by heroic surgeons in India after he accidentally fell on it while playing. In a rare freak accident on May 15, the young boy, currently unnamed and based in the Nawazpur district of Balrampur, had been innocently playing when he fell on the exposed nail which then entered his neck. His panicked parents, who were entirely unaware of the unbelievable length of the nail, immediately rushed him to a nearby hospital, before he was later admitted to a trauma centre in the city of Lucknow. Following MRI and CT scans to identify the size and exact positioning of the metal piece, specialist trauma surgeons were then horrified to discover that the tip of the whopping 8cm nail was poking at the young boy's brain. The following day, the child underwent a grueling 10-hour-long 'highly complicated surgery' to remove the significant perforation, with doctors working tirelessly to ensure that his brain was not harmed in the process. Miraculously, using advanced microsurgical techniques and neuro-navigation technology, incredible surgeons at King George's Medical University were able to extract the nail without damaging any critical blood vessels. A fascinating post-op image has shown how the iron piece that had punctured his skin measured more than three inches. Revealing the extraordinary nature of the incident, Dr Sandip Tiwari, who heads the trauma surgery department where the young boy was treated, said: 'The investigation revealed that the nail had missed a major blood vessel by a fraction, which was nothing short of miraculous. 'After consulting experts, we decided to proceed with a highly complicated surgery.' Following the procedure, the seven-year-old was placed in intensive care to recover, receiving observation by medical personnel. And, thanks to the complex work of the heroic doctors, the young boy has now made a full recovery, with the incredibly complex surgery now expected to be described in an international medical journal. Pictured: the iron piece that had punctured the young boy's skin measured 8cm, equating to more than three inches. Dr Sandip Tiwari, who heads the trauma surgery department where the young boy was treated, described his recovery as 'nothing short of miraculous' The unusual case comes more than a year after Celia Trello, of Peru, was reported to have accidentally swallowed a 5cm nail that was stuck in a port rind. The 69-year-old, who was eating the snack in February 2024, eventually took herself to an emergency room after reporting feeling unwell and eventually vomiting blood. The nail, which was piercing one of her cartoid arteries, was successfully removed by a team of surgeons during a three-hour procedure. While the operation left a huge scar on Ms Trello's neck, she was able to leave the hospital in a stable condition. According to the Peruvian State website, the 68-year-old woman's case was the first to be reported and successfully treated in Peru.
CBC
9 hours ago
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- CBC
A Labrador woman rushed to St. John's for surgery. She's since been waiting over a week
A broken arm has forced a Labrador woman to travel to St. John's for surgery, but her husband says she's stuck in limbo and waiting to get into an operating room as her arm turns a deeper shade of black with each passing day. Perry Mugford of Happy Valley Goose-Bay says his wife, Willamina Mugford, won't get surgery until June 2 — nine days after her arm was broken. "It is very painful. She can't lie down. She's only [sitting] up. She's been sleeping in a chair since Saturday night," Mugford told CBC News from Conception Bay South. Willamina Mugford was only given a sling for her arm and she's using ice packs and some prescribed painkillers to ease the struggle. "She don't even have enough now to hold over till Monday," Perry Mugford said. The couple is staying in C.B.S. with a friend while they wait for the surgery at the Health Science Centre, but getting the surgery scheduled became an additional strain on the situation. Sent to St. John's Perry Mugford said his wife had an accident in their backyard on Saturday. They visited their local emergency room that day. Willamina Mugford was examined, and the doctor told them it was likely a pulled muscle in her upper arm. An X-ray was scheduled for that Monday, which is when the couple found out there was a break just below the shoulder. They were told she needed to go to St. John's for surgery and she got on a plane that evening. At the Health Sciences Centre, Willamina Mugford was told she needed to get a CT scan first, something Perry Mugford said could have been done in Labrador. "She had the CT, was told to go and wait for a call from the surgeon. So it's fine. So she left to come back up to C.B.S. All day Tuesday, no phone calls," he said. On Wednesday morning they went back to the hospital only to be told Willamina was not in the system and not scheduled for surgery. Perry Mugford said they've been given no explanation as to why she wasn't in the system, but he immediately started calling politicians and was in touch with the Department of Health and Community Services, Labrador Affairs and their MHA. He said he isn't sure if it helped or not, but on Thursday morning the surgery had finally been scheduled — for Monday. "We want her at the operating table, not at the complaints table," he said. "Somewhere, something was dropped, and from saying 'everything was in place, good to go' to 'nothing in place, nothing's good to go,' something happened somewhere along the line." He added if they knew they'd be waiting days for surgery in St. John's, they wouldn't have rushed down from Labrador. "Yes, we're up in the North, yes, and the main health centres are in St. John's and we fully understand that. But when somebody tells you everything is in place, we got to take their word for it," he said. The health authority sent an emailed statement Friday afternoon. "Patients are booked for surgeries based on physician assessment and are triaged by surgeons based on multiple patient factors," NLHS communications director Jeanette O'Keefe wrote. "For privacy reasons, N.L. Health Services is unable to publicly discuss any specifics regarding an individual patient case or speak to the incident described."
Yahoo
11 hours ago
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- Yahoo
A Labrador woman rushed to St. John's for surgery. She's since been waiting over a week
A broken arm has forced a Labrador woman to travel to St. John's for surgery, but her husband says she's stuck in limbo and waiting to get into an operating room as her arm turns a deeper shade of black with each passing day. Perry Mugford of Happy Valley Goose-Bay says his wife, Willamina Mugford, won't get surgery until June 2 — nine days after her arm was broken. "It is very painful. She can't lie down. She's only [sitting] up. She's been sleeping in a chair since Saturday night," Mugford told CBC News from Conception Bay South. Willamina Mugford was only given a sling for her arm and she's using ice packs and some prescribed painkillers to ease the struggle. "She don't even have enough now to hold over till Monday," Perry Mugford said. The couple is staying in C.B.S. with a friend while they wait for the surgery at the Health Science Centre, but getting the surgery scheduled became an additional strain on the situation. Perry Mugford said his wife had an accident in their backyard on Saturday. They visited their local emergency room that day. Willamina Mugford was examined, and the doctor told them it was likely a pulled muscle in her upper arm. An X-ray was scheduled for that Monday, which is when the couple found out there was a break just below the shoulder. They were told she needed to go to St. John's for surgery and she got on a plane that evening. At the Health Sciences Centre, Willamina Mugford was told she needed to get a CT scan first, something Perry Mugford said could have been done in Labrador. "She had the CT, was told to go and wait for a call from the surgeon. So it's fine. So she left to come back up to C.B.S. All day Tuesday, no phone calls," he said. On Wednesday morning they went back to the hospital only to be told Willamina was not in the system and not scheduled for surgery. Perry Mugford said they've been given no explanation as to why she wasn't in the system, but he immediately started calling politicians and was in touch with the Department of Health and Community Services, Labrador Affairs and their MHA. He said he isn't sure if it helped or not, but on Thursday morning the surgery had finally been scheduled — for Monday. "We want her at the operating table, not at the complaints table," he said. "Somewhere, something was dropped, and from saying 'everything was in place, good to go' to 'nothing in place, nothing's good to go,' something happened somewhere along the line." He added if they knew they'd be waiting days for surgery in St. John's, they wouldn't have rushed down from Labrador. "Yes, we're up in the North, yes, and the main health centres are in St. John's and we fully understand that. But when somebody tells you everything is in place, we got to take their word for it," he said. CBC News asked Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services for comment. The health authority sent an emailed statement Friday afternoon. "Patients are booked for surgeries based on physician assessment and are triaged by surgeons based on multiple patient factors," NLHS communications director Jeanette O'Keefe wrote. "For privacy reasons, N.L. Health Services is unable to publicly discuss any specifics regarding an individual patient case or speak to the incident described." Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Click here to visit our landing page.
New York Times
21 hours ago
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- New York Times
As feared, Braves' AJ Smith-Shawver diagnosed with torn UCL
ATLANTA – Hard-throwing Atlanta Braves rookie AJ Smith-Shawver has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, as the team feared when he left Thursday's game at Philadelphia after feeling what he said was a pop in the elbow. An MRI revealed the torn UCL and Smith-Shawver will consult with a specialist before he's expected to have season-ending surgery. He will likely require Tommy John surgery to reconstruct the UCL, which would probably require a 12-13 month rehab for a pitcher like Smith-Shawver having the procedure for the first time. Advertisement Assuming he has the surgery right away, he could target a potential return sometime around the All-Star break or a little earlier in 2026. 'It showed a tear, all the imaging,' said Braves manager Brian Snitker, who didn't provide any more specifics. 'So he'll consult with the physicians or doctors and they'll decide what the next step is.' While the newer internal brace procedure is a less invasive surgery that typically has a rehab period that's two to three months shorter than Tommy John, that brace procedure is only an option if the ligament is intact, not with a torn UCL like Smith-Shawver has. Braves teammate Spencer Strider, who had Tommy John surgery while in college in 2019, just returned last month from a 12-month rehab for an internal brace procedure he had to repair his damaged UCL in April 2024. But Strider didn't have a torn ligament, he had bone fragments that had become embedded in the ligament. The Braves didn't say that Smith-Shawver would definitely have Tommy John surgery, but the only other option presumably would be to rehab without surgery. That might be considered by an aging pitcher near the end of his career, one who doesn't want to rehab for a full year-plus, but it's exceedingly rare among young pitchers — Smith-Shawver is 22 — because it's viewed as putting off the inevitable, especially for a hard-throwing pitcher like Smith-Shawver. Smith-Shawver was hit in the back of his right foot by a line drive off the bat of Bryson Stott with one out in the third inning Thursday at Philadelphia, and Snitker and a team trainer went to the mound to check on him. After telling them he was fine to continue, he threw four pitches — including three fastballs at 94-96 mph on a day when he had a career-high 97.1 average — to Trea Turner, who flied out on a 380-foot line drive. He threw 10 pitches at 98.2 mph or above, including one at 99.6, the second-hardest of his career. Advertisement It was after the Turner out that Snitker, pitching coach Rick Kranitz and a team trainer went back out to check on Smith-Shawver, after Strider had noticed Smith-Shawver shaking out his arm following his last two pitches. Smith-Shawver wanted to continue, but when he told Snitker he felt a pop, his day was over. And so was his season.
Medical News Today
a day ago
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- Medical News Today
Can strep throat cause appendicitis?
Strep throat and appendicitis are separate conditions, and there is no evidence that strep throat leads to appendicitis. Sometimes, strep throat causes abdominal pain, which can mimic appendicitis. This may be due to the inflammatory response the infection causes or to swallowing Streptococci bacteria, which can irritate the bowels. Strep throat, or streptococcal pharyngitis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria. It is most common in children ages 5 to 15 years . It causes symptoms such as a sore throat, pain when swallowing, and a sudden onset of fever. Appendicitis is swelling and infection of the appendix, a small pouch in the bowel on the right side of the abdomen. It typically develops when something in the digestive tract becomes stuck in the appendix. Appendicitis causes symptoms such as pain in the abdomen and fever. If the appendix bursts, it can lead to serious complications, and surgery is usually necessary to remove it . Abdominal pain may occur due to an inflammatory response to Streptococcus bacteria or appendicitis. In a 2018 study , researchers found that of 207 people undergoing ultrasound imaging for suspected appendicitis, 8 had appendicitis, and 35 had strep pharyngitis. None of the people involved had both conditions at the same time. Doctors must treat appendicitis quickly to prevent serious complications. If anyone experiences the following symptoms of appendicitis, they should call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room: abdominal pain that is worsening gradually abdominal pain that moves to the lower right side fever and vomiting People may also experience nausea, constipation, diarrhea, urinary frequency, painful urination, and sudden confusion, which is more common in older adults.
