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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
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Mangalore, Jul 1: Ayesha (name changed) from Madoor in Kotekar near here, who had taken ill and recently found during medical investigations that a pair of surgical scissors had been left behind during an operation conducted on her four years ago, underwent surgical procedure on Monday June 30 for the removal of scissors. The procedure was conducted at Unity Hospital in the city.
Kadri police inspector, T D Nagaraj, said that at the request of his department, the entire surgery was video graphed, and that further action would be taken after seeking expert opinion.
On the question of issuing notice to Mangalore Nursing Home, where her earlier surgery had been performed, he said the police would like to await report from experts before proceeding in the matter.
The police have taken the surgical scissors into possession for being produced as evidence in court if need be in future. They also want to confirm, before moving ahead with investigation, whether the scissors removed now was found from the same spot where her earlier surgery at Mangalore Nursing Home was conducted, and whether she had undergone any other surgical procedure subsequent to the hysterectomy.
The doctor who performed the surgery at Unity hospital said that Ayesha's condition would have to be monitored for the next 48 hours.
It is said that Ayesha had undergone surgery at Mangalore Nursing Home on February 22, 2010, for removal of her uterus (hysterectomy), and she had been discharged on March 13 the same year. Following the surgery, she developed joint pains and other problems and also developed infection at the spot recently. During the scanning and X-ray conducted to determine the problem, a pair of surgical scissors was found to have been deposited in her pelvis area.